An Initial Investigation of Individual Rate-of-Play Preferences and Associations with EGM Gambling Behavior.

ABSTRACT: Electronic gambling machines (EGMs) show a strong association with gambling problems. The high speed of gaming offered by modern EGMs allows playing numerous games in a short span of time, which is thought to contribute to attentional distraction, increased spending and prolonged play. However, the relationship between EGM speeds and potentially risk-related gambling behavior remains unclear. We introduce a novel approach to investigating the role of gaming speed in EGM gambling behavior by examining 'individual rate-of-play' (I-ROP) during simulated EGM gambling. A community sample of male regular gamblers (N = 72) played virtual slot machines in pairs offering sequentially adjusted game speeds towards the estimation of a behaviorally expressed preference speed, or I-ROP. This initial exp

SUBMITTER: Worhunsky PD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5991984 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature