Is online gambling more problematic that traditional gambling?

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1 Is online more problematic that traditional? 1 JEAN-MICHEL COSTES, French Monitoring Centre for Gambling (ODJ), VINCENT EROUKMANOFF, French Monitoring Centre for Gambling (ODJ), MARIE-LINE TOVAR, French Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (OFDT) 3rd international multidisciplinary symposium University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland January 2014

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3 3 The 12 th of May 2010 France "opened the online market to competition" in three areas: sports betting, off-course betting and poker 2 years after, there was need to assess this new sector: How many people gamble online? What is the profile of people who gamble online? How do these people behave? Are they more problematic?

4 : surveys 4 ü 2 coordinated survey on online : A representative survey which aimed to estimate the prevalence of online by the French (1) A descriptive survey of the practices of online gamblers and associated problems (2) ü comparable to the first national prevalence survey carried out in 2010 (3)

5 (1) online prevalence survey questions included in a regular monthly survey ( Monitoring the web practices, Médiamétrie ) Telephone survey Random sample of the French population, using CATI September-November 2012 N = 2761 people over 18

6 (2) online prevalence survey Based on Web Users Panel («Le Carré des Médias», Médiamétrie) Database: Web users Sample of Internet users selected according to quotas that come from the results of the last Monitoring the web practices, Médiamétrie survey, by: sex, age, socio-professional category and region. Response rate to all s sent and opened was approximately 40%. Final sample was weighted according the initial quotas: sex, age, socioprofessional category and region. Time survey: November-December 2012 Age: Final sample: 4,042 Internet users stated having gambled on the Internet on the last 12 months

7 (3) National prevalence survey A set of related questions included in a regular national health survey ( Baromètre Santé, INPES) Telephone survey Random sample of the French population, using CATI October June 2010 N = 25,034 people aged years jm.costes@orange.fr 25/09/2013

8 Prevalence of online 8 Prevalence of online French population (aged 18 and over) Estimate 95% Confidence intervals Lower Higher Prevalence in the last 12 months 3,7% 2,9% 4,5% Source : enquête Prévalence-e-Jeu 2012 ; ODJ - N=2761

9 gamblers: sex, age 9 Popula(on!pyramid!of!online!gamblers!(%)! [70$*$75]$ [65$*$69]$ [60$*$64]$ [55$*$59]$ [50$*$54]$ [45$*$49]$ 51!%!F! [40$*$44]$ [35$*$39]$ [30$*$34]$ 43!%!F! [25$*$29]$ [18$*$24]$ 8,00$ 6,00$ 4,00$ 2,00$ 0,00$ 2,00$ 4,00$ 6,00$ 8,00$ Men$ Women$ French$Popula8on$ Source':'Enquête'e.ENJEU2012';'OFDT'/'ODJ! %$of$total$popula8on$for$a$year$of$age$in$the$age$groups$of$different$range$

10 Profile of vs. Offline Gamblers 10

11 gamblers - activities 11 Prevalence)of)last)12)months)among)online)gamblers)by) type)of)games)(in)%))) All#games#combined# 72,1# 100,0# LoIery,#scratch#card#games#K#FDJ*# LoIery,#scratch#card#games#K# others# Poker# 8,9# 20,4# 19,2# 58,2# 66,4# Sports#beFng# 16,4# 11,8# Horse#racing# Other#games# Slot#machines# 13,8# 13,0# 11,6# 2,1# 7,2# 14,7# # Offline# Casinos#(excluding#poker)# 4,0# 6,6# 0,0# 20,0# 40,0# 60,0# 80,0# 100,0# *FDJ:#state#company#which#manages#legal#loIery#and#scratch#card#games# # #Source':'Enquête'e.ENJEU2012';'OFDT'/'ODJ#

12 patterns - multi-activities 12 Propor;on"of""exclusive"gamblers"*"by"type"of"" ac;vi;es"(in"%)" Slot#machines# Casinos#(excluding#poker)# 17# 18# Horse#racing# Sports#beCng# 26# 26# one#game# online# # Lo,ery,#scratch#card#games#9#others# Poker# 32# 43# mulm9games# online# # Lo,ery,#scratch#card#games#9#FDJ*# 60# 0# 20# 40# 60# 80# 100# *"An"exclusive"X"gambler"is"a"gambler"who"only"bets"on"X." " "#Source':'Enquête'e.ENJEU2012';'OFDT'/'ODJ"

13 patterns - frequency 13 Propor.on#of#regular#gamblers*#(in#%)# 100" 90" 80" 70" 60" 50" 40" 30" 20" 10" 0" Other"games" Lo7ery,"scratch"card"games"<"FDJ*" 42# 42# 45# 49# All"games"combined" Lo7ery,"scratch"card"games"<"others" 60# 63# 64# 66# 70# Poker" Sports"beJng" Casinos"(excluding"poker)" Slot"machines" Horse"racing" *"having"gambled"52"rmes"or"more"in"the"past"12"months" " "Source":"Enquête"e<ENJEU2012";"OFDT"/"ODJ"

14 patterns - spending 14 1!400!! PercenAles!of!online!gamblers!according!to!their!level!of!expenditure! 1!200!! 1!000!!!800!! 1!200!!!600!!!400!!!520!!!200!!!208!!!0!!!20!!!50!! 0%! 10%! 20%! 30%! 40%! 50%! 60%! 70%! 80%! 90%! 100%! %!Of!players!with!expenditure!!to:! eg:!50%!of!players!have!spent!!208!!!source!:!enquête!e.enjeu2012!;!ofdt!/!odj!

15 patterns supply status (1) 15 Distribution#of#gamblers#according#to#the#regulated#status#of#web#sites#they#use in#%###### All#gamblers# (N=4042) Regulated#field#(2010#law) Poker (n=335)* Sport/Horse# Bet##(n=317)* only%regulated%web%sites 54% 53% 70% only%unregulated%web%sites 19% 23% 6% both 27% 24% 24% source':'enquête'e.enjeu2012;'ofdt/odj *%%exclusifs%gamblers

16 patterns supply status (2) 16 Socio3demographic%profile%of%gamblers%playing%on: only%regulated% web%sites only%unregulated% web%sites Socioprofessional%category%* Low$SPC 26,5% 17,3% High$SPC 52,2% 50,7% Inactive 21,3% 32,0% Sex Men 66,1% 35,5% Women 33,9% 64,5% Education <$Bac 20,2% 28,9% $$$Bac 22,2% 29,0% >$Bac 57,6% 42,1% Marital%status Alone 30,4% 39,1% Couple 69,6% 60,9% Age mean$age 42,7 37,3

17 patterns impact on lifestyle 17 Gambling!impact!on!online!gamblers!lifestyle,!in%! No$problem$ Staying$awake$ 15,7$ 74,5$ Nibbling$ 13,6$ Skipping$meals$ 3,5$ Rela0onship$problems$ 2,4$ 0,0$ 10,0$ 20,0$ 30,0$ 40,0$ 50,0$ 60,0$ 70,0$ 80,0$ Source':'Enquête'e.ENJEU2012';'OFDT'/'ODJ!

18 patterns problem $ 90$ 80$ 70$ 60$ 50$ 40$ 30$ 20$ 10$ 0$ Percentage$of$problem$gamblers$by$type$of$game$in$which$they$ are$most$invested$$ 12,2$ 7,0$ 5,2$ Lo/ery,$ scratch$card$ games$ 31,0$ 18,2$ 12,8$ 48,5$ 16,4$ 32,1$ 42,1$ 20,2$ 21,9$ 25,8$ 26,1$ 18,1$ 16,6$ 17,0$ 10,4$ 7,8$ 9,5$ 6,6$ Poker$ Slot$machines$ Casinos$ (excluding$ poker)$ Sports$beHng$ Horse$racing$ PGSI$ $8$ 3$ $PGSI$<$8$ Source':'Enquête'e.ENJEU2012';'OFDT'/'ODJ$ All$gamblers$

19 Gambling patterns: vs. Offline Gamblers 19

20 s 20 ü : 7 % of the French gamblers ü A young, male, educated, well-integrated population ü Mostly, but not entirely, regulated ü More intensive and more problematic practices than offline