Tilting at windmills: a comment on Auer and Griffiths

J Gambl Stud. 2015 Jun;31(2):359-66. doi: 10.1007/s10899-013-9428-z.

Abstract

In their review of Internet gambling studies, Auer and Griffiths (Soc Sci Comput Rev 20(3):312-320, 2013) question the validity of using bet size as an indicator of gambling intensity. Instead, Auer and Griffiths suggest using "theoretical loss" as a preferable measure of gambling intensity. This comment identifies problems with their argument and suggests a convergent rather than an exclusionary approach to Internet gambling measures and analysis.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Behavior, Addictive / psychology*
  • Gambling / epidemiology*
  • Humans
  • Internal-External Control*
  • Internet / statistics & numerical data*
  • Risk-Taking*