Adolescent betting on esports using cash and skins: Links with gaming, monetary gambling, and problematic gambling.
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SUBMITTER: Hing N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9070895 | biostudies-literature | 2022
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Adolescent betting on esports using cash and skins: Links with gaming, monetary gambling, and problematic gambling.
Hing Nerilee N Lole Lisa L Russell Alex M T AMT Rockloff Matthew M King Daniel L DL Browne Matthew M Newall Philip P Greer Nancy N
PloS one 20220505 5
Adolescents can easily access esports betting sites and place bets using cash or skins. This descriptive cross-sectional study examined the characteristics of adolescent esports bettors and relationships between their esports betting, video gaming activities, monetary gambling participation, and at-risk/problem gambling. Two survey samples of Australians aged 12-17 years were recruited through advertisements (n = 841) and online panel providers (n = 826). In both samples, gender and parents' liv ...[more]
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