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Description and assessment of trustability of motives for self-exclusion reported by online poker gamblers in a cohort using account-based gambling data

Amandine Luquiens
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Delphine Vendryes
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Henri-Jean Aubin
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Amine Benyamina
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Stéphane Gaiffas
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Objective Self-exclusion is one of the main responsible gambling tools. The aim of this study was to assess the reliability of self-exclusion motives in self-reports to the gambling service provider. Settings This is a retrospective cohort using prospective account-based gambling data obtained from a poker gambling provider. Participants Over a period of 7 years we included all poker gamblers self-excluding for the first time, and reporting a motive for their self-exclusion (n=1996). We explored two groups: self-excluders who self-reported a motive related to addiction and those who reported a commercial motive. Results No between-group adjusted difference was found on gambling summary variables. Sessions in the two groups were poorly discriminated one from another on four different machine-learning models. More than two-thirds of the gamblers resumed poker gambling after a first self-exclusion (n=1368), half of them within the first month. No between-group difference was found for the course of gambling after the first self-exclusion. 60.1% of first-time self-excluders self-excluded again (n=822). Losses in the previous month were greater before second self-exclusions than before the first. Conclusions Reported motives for self-exclusion appear non-informative, and could be misleading. Multiple self-exclusions seem to be more the rule than the exception. The process of self-exclusion should therefore be optimised from the first occurrence to protect heavy gamblers.

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hal-04511974 , version 1 (19-03-2024)

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Amandine Luquiens, Delphine Vendryes, Henri-Jean Aubin, Amine Benyamina, Stéphane Gaiffas, et al.. Description and assessment of trustability of motives for self-exclusion reported by online poker gamblers in a cohort using account-based gambling data. BMJ Open, 2018, 8 (12), pp.e022541. ⟨10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022541⟩. ⟨hal-04511974⟩
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