The impact of pop-up warning messages of losses on expenditure in a simulated game of roulette: A pilot Study
Journal article
Authors | McGivern, Paul, Hussain, Zaheer, Lipka, Sigrid and Stupple, Edward |
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Abstract | Background: ‘Pop-up’ warning messages have potential as a Responsible Gambling tool, but many warning messages in the literature are generic. The present study simulated digital roulette to compare the effectiveness of expenditure-specific, generic and control messages, during online roulette. Methods: Forty-five casual gamblers participated in a laboratory setting. Gambles were ‘rigged’ such that participants suffered a net loss. Total ‘play money’ wagers from individual bets after the presentation of the messages were measured. Results: Expenditure-specific warning messages demonstrated significant reductions in wager amounts compared with other message types - Generic (p=.035) and Control messages (p<.001). No significant differences were found between Generic and Control messages (p>.05). Thus expenditure-specific warning messages about current losses were more effective than generic messages for reducing expenditure. Conclusions: Expenditure-specific warning messages exhibit potential for ameliorating potentially harmful gambling behaviour. Expenditure-specific messages should be tested in a broader range of gambling contexts to examine their generalizability and potential for implementation in the gambling industry. |
Keywords | Responsible gambling, Pop-ups, Warning messages, Electronic gaming machines, Harm minimisation |
Year | 2019 |
Journal | BMC Public Health |
Publisher | BMC (Springer Nature) |
ISSN | 14712458 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7191-5 |
Web address (URL) | https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-019-7191-5 |
hdl:10545/623971 | |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | 26 Jun 2019 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 05 Jul 2019, 11:30 |
Accepted | 17 Jun 2019 |
Contributors | University of Derby |
File | File Access Level Open |
File | File Access Level Open |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/94wqx/the-impact-of-pop-up-warning-messages-of-losses-on-expenditure-in-a-simulated-game-of-roulette-a-pilot-study
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