J E A N - M I C H E L C O S T E S , French Monitoring Centre for Gambling (ODJ), V I N C E N T E R O U K M A N O F F, French Monitoring Centre for Gambling (ODJ), M A R I E - L I N E T O VA R , French Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (OFDT)
3 r d i n t e r n a t i o n a l m u l t i d i s c i p l i n a r y s y m p o s i u m U n i v e r s i t y o f N e u c h â t e l , S w i t z e r l a n d
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Is online gambling more problematic that traditional
gambling? 1
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Online gambling in France in 2012
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Plan
• Introduction
• Methods
• Results
• Conclusion
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Online gambling in France in 2012
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Introduction
• The 12th of May 2010 France "opened the online gambling market to competition" in three areas: sports betting, off-course betting and poker
• 2 years after, there was need to assess this new gambling sector:
÷ How many people gamble online? ÷ What is the profile of people who gamble online? ÷ How do these people behave? ÷ Are they more problematic?
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Online gambling in France in 2012
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Methods: surveys
ü 2 coordinated survey on online gambling in 2012: § A representative survey which aimed to estimate the prevalence of online gambling by the French (1) § A descriptive survey of the practices of online gamblers and associated problems (2)
ü comparable to the first national prevalence survey carried out in 2010 (3)
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Online gambling in France in 2012
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(1) online gambling prevalence survey 2012
2 questions included in a regular monthly survey (“Monitoring the web practices”, Médiamétrie )
÷ Telephone survey ÷ Random sample of the French population, ÷ using CATI ÷ September-November 2012 ÷ N = 2761 people over 18
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Online gambling in France in 2012
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(2) online gambling prevalence survey 2012
Based on “Web Users Panel” (« Le Carré des Médias », Médiamétrie) • Database: 830 000 Web users • Sample of Internet users selected according to quotas that come from the results of the last “Monitoring the web practices, Médiamétrie” survey, by: sex, age, socio-professional category and region. • Response rate to all emails sent and opened was approximately 40%. • Final sample was weighted according the initial quotas: sex, age, socio-professional category and region. • Time survey: November-December 2012 • Age: 18-75 • Final sample: 4,042 Internet users stated having gambled on the Internet on the last 12 months
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Online gambling in France in 2012
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(3) National gambling prevalence survey 2010
A set of gambling related questions included in a regular national health survey (“Baromètre Santé”, INPES)
÷ Telephone survey ÷ Random sample of the French population, ÷ using CATI ÷ October 2009 - June 2010 ÷ N = 25,034 people aged 18-75 years
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Prevalence of online gambling in France
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Lower HigherPrevalence in the last 12 months 3,7% 2,9% 4,5%Source : enquête Prévalence-e-Jeu 2012 ; ODJ - N=2761
Prevalence of online gambling in France in 2012
French population (aged 18 and over) Estimate 95% Confidence intervals
Online gambling in France in 2012
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Online gamblers: sex, age
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8,00$ 6,00$ 4,00$ 2,00$ 0,00$ 2,00$ 4,00$ 6,00$ 8,00$
[18$*$24]$
[25$*$29]$
[30$*$34]$
[35$*$39]$
[40$*$44]$
[45$*$49]$
[50$*$54]$
[55$*$59]$
[60$*$64]$
[65$*$69]$
[70$*$75]$
Source':'Enquête'e.ENJEU2012';'OFDT'/'ODJ!%$of$total$popula8on$for$a$year$of$age$in$the$age$groups$of$different$range$
Popula(on!pyramid!of!online!gamblers!(%)!
Men$ Women$ French$Popula8on$
51!%!F!
43!%!F!
Online gambling in France in 2012
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Profile of Online vs. Offline Gamblers
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Online gambling in France in 2012
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Online gamblers - activities
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6,6#
14,7#
2,1#
13,0#
11,8#
8,9#
66,4#
72,1#
4,0#
7,2#
11,6#
13,8#
16,4#
19,2#
20,4#
58,2#
100,0#
0,0# 20,0# 40,0# 60,0# 80,0# 100,0#
Casinos#(excluding#poker)#
Slot#machines#
Other#games#
Horse#racing#
Sports#beFng#
Poker#
LoIery,#scratch#card#games#K#others#
LoIery,#scratch#card#games#K#FDJ*#
All#games#combined#
*FDJ:#state#company#which#manages#legal#loIery#and#scratch#card#games###Source':'Enquête'e.ENJEU2012';'OFDT'/'ODJ#
Prevalence)of)last)12)months)gamblingamong)online)gamblers)by)type)of)games)(in)%)))
Online#
Offline#
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Online gambling patterns - multi-activities
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60#
43#
32#
26#
26#
18#
17#
0# 20# 40# 60# 80# 100#
Lo,ery,#scratch#card#games#9#FDJ*#
Poker#
Lo,ery,#scratch#card#games#9#others#
Sports#beCng#
Horse#racing#
Casinos#(excluding#poker)#
Slot#machines#
*"An"exclusive"X"gambler"is"a"gambler"who"only"bets"on"X.""
"#Source':'Enquête'e.ENJEU2012';'OFDT'/'ODJ"
Propor;on"of""exclusive"gamblers"*"by"type"of"gambling"ac;vi;es"(in"%)"
one#game#online#gambling#
mulM9games#online#gambling#
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Online gambling patterns - frequency
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42# 42# 45# 49# 60# 63# 64# 66# 70#
0"10"20"30"40"50"60"70"80"90"
100"
Other"games"
Lo7ery,"scratch"card"games"<"FDJ*"
All"games"combined"
Lo7ery,"scratch"card"games"<"others"
Poker"
Sports"beJng"
Casinos"(excluding"poker)"
Slot"machines"
Horse"racing"
*"having"gambled"52"Rmes"or"more"in"the"past"12"months""
"Source":"Enquête"e<ENJEU2012";"OFDT"/"ODJ"
Propor.on#of#regular#gamblers*#(in#%)#
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Online gambling patterns - spending
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!20!€! !50!€!
!208!€!
!520!€!
1!200!€!
!0!€!
!200!€!
!400!€!
!600!€!
!800!€!
1!000!€!
1!200!€!
1!400!€!
0%! 10%! 20%! 30%! 40%! 50%! 60%! 70%! 80%! 90%! 100%!%!Of!players!with!expenditure!≥!to:!eg:!50%!of!players!have!spent!≥!208!€!
PercenAles!of!online!gamblers!according!to!their!level!of!expenditure!
!Source!:!Enquête!e.ENJEU2012!;!OFDT!/!ODJ!
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Online gambling patterns – supply status (1)
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in#%######Poker
(n=335)*Sport/Horse#Bet##(n=317)*
only%regulated%web%sites 54% 53% 70%only%unregulated%web%sites 19% 23% 6%both 27% 24% 24%source':'Enquête'e.ENJEU2012;'OFDT/ODJ
Distribution#of#gamblers#according#to#the#regulated#status#of#web#sites#they#use
*%%exclusifs%gamblers
Regulated#field#(2010#law)All#gamblers#(N=4042)
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only%regulated%web%sites
only%unregulated%web%sites
Low$SPC 26,5% 17,3%High$SPC 52,2% 50,7%Inactive 21,3% 32,0%
Men 66,1% 35,5%Women 33,9% 64,5%
<$Bac 20,2% 28,9%$$$Bac 22,2% 29,0%>$Bac 57,6% 42,1%
Alone 30,4% 39,1%Couple 69,6% 60,9%
mean$age 42,7 37,3
Socio3demographic%profile%of%gamblers%playing%on:
Age
Socioprofessional%category%*
Sex
Education
Marital%status
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Online gambling patterns – impact on lifestyle
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2,4$
3,5$
13,6$
15,7$
74,5$
0,0$ 10,0$ 20,0$ 30,0$ 40,0$ 50,0$ 60,0$ 70,0$ 80,0$
Rela0onship$problems$
Skipping$meals$
Nibbling$
Staying$awake$
No$problem$
Source':'Enquête'e.ENJEU2012';'OFDT'/'ODJ!
Gambling!impact!on!online!gamblers!lifestyle,!in%!
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Online gambling patterns – problem gambling
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5,2$12,8$
32,1$21,9$
7,8$ 9,5$ 6,6$7,0$
18,2$
16,4$
20,2$
18,1$ 16,6$10,4$
12,2$
31,0$
48,5$42,1$
25,8$ 26,1$17,0$
0$
10$
20$
30$
40$
50$
60$
70$
80$
90$
100$
Lo/ery,$scratch$card$
games$
Poker$ Slot$machines$ Casinos$(excluding$poker)$
Sports$beHng$ Horse$racing$ All$gamblers$
Source':'Enquête'e.ENJEU2012';'OFDT'/'ODJ$
Percentage$of$problem$gamblers$by$type$of$game$in$which$they$are$most$invested$$
PGSI$≥$8$ 3$≤$PGSI$<$8$
Online gambling in France in 2012
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Gambling patterns: Online vs. Offline Gamblers
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Online gambling in France in 2012
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Conclusions
ü Online gambling: 7 % of the French gamblers
ü A young, male, educated, well-integrated population
ü Mostly, but not entirely, regulated gambling
ü More intensive and more problematic practices than offline gambling
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