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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)

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Is online gambling more problematic that traditional

gambling? 1

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Online gambling in France in 2012

Introduction Methods Results Conclusion

Plan

• Introduction

• Methods

• Results

• Conclusion

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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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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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(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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(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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(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 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!



Profile of Online vs. Offline Gamblers

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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#



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#



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#%)#



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!



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)



Online gambling patterns – supply status (2)

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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



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%!



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$<$8$



Gambling patterns: Online vs. Offline Gamblers

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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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