Migration from social casino games to gambling: Motivations and characteristics of gamers who gamble
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- 作者：Sally M. Gainsburya ; sally.gainsbury@scu.edu.au" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Alex M.T. Russella ; Alex.russell@scu.edu.au" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Daniel L. Kingb ; Daniel.king@adelaide.edu.au" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Paul Delfabbrob ; Paul.delfabbro@adelaide.edu.au" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Nerilee Hingc ; N.hing@cqu.edu.au" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Social network games ; Social casino games ; Problem gambling ; Migration ; Convergence ; Freemium games
- 刊名：Computers in Human Behavior
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：October 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：63
- 期：Complete
- 页码：59-67
- 全文大小：279 K
文摘
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The social casino games and gambling industries and products are converging.
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521 adults who played social casino games in the previous 12 months completed an online survey.
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A minority (19.4%) of social casino game players gambled as a result of these games.
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Gambling was typically motivated by a desire to win money, which is not possible in games.
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Social casino games may increase gambling for some players, including those vulnerable to gambling problems.