Modeling Early Gambling Behavior Using Indicators from Online Lottery Gambling Tracking Data: Longitudinal Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individuals who gamble online may be at risk of gambling excessively, but internet gambling also provides a unique opportunity to monitor gambling behavior in real environments which may allow intervention for those who encounter difficulties.

Objective

The objective of this study was to model the early gambling trajectories of individuals who play online lottery.

Methods

Anonymized gambling-related records of the initial 6 months of 1152 clients of the French national lottery who created their internet gambling accounts between September 2015 and February 2016 were analyzed using a two-step approach that combined growth mixture modeling and latent class analysis. The analysis was based upon behavior indicators of gambling activity (money wagered and number

SUBMITTER: Challet-Bouju G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7450385 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature