1、Responsible gaming and gambling problems among 3000 Swedish Internet poker players,Jakob Jonsson Spelinstitutet E-mail:jakobspelinstitutet.se,Background,State owned Svenska Spel started Internet poker March 2006 Time-limited authorisation to be evaluated Conditions to ensure social protection Age-li
2、mits Tools for gamblers ”Canalise Swedish poker players to a social safer site”,Internet poker at Svenska Spel,Limits for time and money,Navigator,Poker school,Self-exclusion,Self assessment,Methods,Web questionnaires (18-75) PGSI poker modified Study 1 representive web panel (28798/60738 47 %) 2002
3、 active poker players Study 2 Random selection of Svenska Spel active poker players 1031 of 2575 (40 %),Scoring and labels of PGSI,Points Label 0 Non-problem gambling 1-2 Low risk 3-7 Moderate risk 8-27 Problem gambling(Ferris & Wynne 2001),Who are the Swedish poker players?,32 years 12 % women Play
4、s actively on two poker sites 54 % plays every week,Canalising customers? (study 1),Svenska Spel: 105 000,International poker sites: 145 000,1. Debut SvS: 35 000,2. Debut SvS 15 000,3. Debut SvS 20 000,4. Debut other 20 000,5. Debut other 35 000,6. Debut other 75 000,200 000 active poker players 35
5、000 ”lost” (partially or totally) 55 000 ”canalised” (partially or totally),Gambling problems,Most common in age group 18-27 22 % of problem gamblers sought help for gambling problems during last year Playing at other site than Svenska Spel could be seen as a risc factor,Study 2: At risk and problem
6、 gamblers use of responsible gaming tools 1 (=all),At risk and problem gamblers use of responsible gaming tools 2 (=all),At risk and problem gamblers use of responsible gaming tools 3 (=all),Responsible gaming - limitations,Possible to continue to gamble elsewhere when stopped/self excluded at one s
7、ite Possible to set limits 24/365 etc. Based on self-set limits and self report,Responsible gaming - improvements,Focus on communication Attitudes towards ”safe gambling” Signs of gambling problems What to do Follow actual gambling behavior Give more information on consumption Play scan Evaluation!,
