{"id":790,"date":"2020-06-24T07:29:31","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T07:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0h5.7c5.myftpupload.com\/?p=790"},"modified":"2020-07-20T15:04:49","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T15:04:49","slug":"over-80-of-problem-gamblers-doesnt-read-bonus-tcs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gambless.org\/it\/over-80-of-problem-gamblers-doesnt-read-bonus-tcs\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 80% of Problem Gamblers don\u2019t read bonus T&#038;Cs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The stark revelation comes from a survey aimed at measuring gambling knowledge among diverse groups of players.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/0h5.7c5.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/shallow-focus-photo-of-woman-wearing-black-knit-cap-and-3090072-1-1-829x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-802\" width=\"161\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gambless.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/shallow-focus-photo-of-woman-wearing-black-knit-cap-and-3090072-1-1-829x1024.jpg 829w, https:\/\/gambless.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/shallow-focus-photo-of-woman-wearing-black-knit-cap-and-3090072-1-1-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/gambless.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/shallow-focus-photo-of-woman-wearing-black-knit-cap-and-3090072-1-1-768x948.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gambless.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/shallow-focus-photo-of-woman-wearing-black-knit-cap-and-3090072-1-1.jpg 932w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 161px) 100vw, 161px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A survey that was recently launched with the objective to tune a <a href=\"https:\/\/0h5.7c5.myftpupload.com\/2020\/06\/what-is-your-gambling-iq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gambling IQ test<\/a>, offered the opportunity to gain a better understanding of gambling expertise among gamblers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The survey was introduced with a <em>disclaimer<\/em> that results would not be related to the level of intelligence: a low score does not mean the participant is not smart or has low education, while a high score does not mean one can be a winner. The outcome, however, could be related to elements such as unfamiliarity with game rules and presence of wrong beliefs, which can influence, among other things, the speed of losses and ultimately cause gambling harm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GAMBLER TYPES<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the first questions of the survey, which surpassed the hundred participants and is still ongoing, asked participant to define themselves among <strong>Casual <\/strong>Gamblers, <strong>Professional <\/strong>Gamblers, <strong>Pathological\/Problem <\/strong>Gamblers, and those who <strong>work for gambling operators<\/strong>. The proportion of participants who self defined as \u201cProblem Gamblers\u201d so far has been about 11%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TOPICS AND SCORES<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The standardised test was configured with a maximum score of 100, with questions ranging from casino, sports betting and poker <strong>rules<\/strong>, yet also covering certain operator <strong>practices<\/strong> and some common <strong>misbeliefs<\/strong>. Its structure seeks to assess both the level of <strong>awareness<\/strong> towards such rules and practices, and the <strong>risk<\/strong> of falling for specific psychological tricks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A look at the average scores recorded by each category of gamblers validated our initial assumption that <strong>risk gamblers have a lower level of awareness<\/strong>, highlighting the urgent need to increase and <strong>promote education<\/strong> in order to prevent gambling harm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Problem Gamblers<\/em> is the group that scored the lowest points, with an average score of <strong>69\/100<\/strong>. For comparison, <em>Casual Gamblers<\/em> scored <strong>79\/100<\/strong>, <em>Gambling Workers<\/em> <strong>84\/100<\/strong> and self acknowledged <em>Professional Gamblers<\/em> scored <strong>91\/100<\/strong>, on average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MISBELIEFS AND BONUSES<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Among all the questions, the answers who diverged most noticeably between <em>Problem Gamblers<\/em> and other groups were the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>50% <\/strong>of Problem Gamblers asserted that<strong> sticking always to the same numbers increases the chances of winning the lottery<\/strong>. For comparison, the percentage of Casual Gamblers believing that to be true is 20%;<\/li><li><strong>67% <\/strong>of Problem Gamblers asserted that a <strong>slot machine that has not paid out for a while is \u201chot\u201d, meaning it\u2019s due for a big win soon<\/strong>. The same belief is seen in only 36% of Casual Gamblers;<\/li><li><strong>83% <\/strong>of Problem Gamblers admitted of <strong>not reading T&amp;Cs before accepting a bonus<\/strong>. Only 25% of Casual Gamblers admitted the same.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The last point in particular presents a quite <strong>grim situation<\/strong>, which can be explained by the fact that for a pathological gambler, receiving a bonus is an immediate <strong>trigger<\/strong> for their addiction, thus lowering their inhibition and causing them to accept the deal without double thinking it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And while these insights might not be statistically significant, as the survey is still ongoing and involves a relatively small population, more <strong>research<\/strong> should be done in this area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gambling harm should not only be studied on a financial level, seeking ever complex algorithms, but preventive measures should also focus on <strong>behavioural<\/strong> observations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GAMBLESS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>More will follow on these matters in the coming weeks, with <em>Gambless<\/em> soon to make important announcements regarding its mission to prevent and treat gambling addiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you want to be among the first to hear about our projects, get in touch at contact@gambless.org.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The stark revelation comes from a survey aimed at measuring gambling knowledge among diverse groups of players. A survey that was recently launched with the objective to tune a Gambling IQ test, offered the opportunity to gain a better understanding of gambling expertise among gamblers. The survey was introduced with a disclaimer that results would&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gambless.org\/it\/over-80-of-problem-gamblers-doesnt-read-bonus-tcs\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Leggi tutto &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Over 80% of Problem Gamblers don\u2019t read bonus T&#038;Cs<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":802,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[15,135,26,136,91,37,125,11,123,64,139,113,137,140,133,138,30,134],"class_list":["post-790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gambling","tag-addiction","tag-bonus","tag-casino","tag-casual","tag-education","tag-gamblers","tag-gambless","tag-gambling","tag-gambling-iq","tag-pathological","tag-poker","tag-prevention","tag-professional","tag-rules","tag-score","tag-sport","tag-survey","tag-test"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gambless.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gambless.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gambless.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gambless.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gambless.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=790"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/gambless.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":811,"href":"https:\/\/gambless.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790\/revisions\/811"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gambless.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gambless.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gambless.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gambless.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}