PMID- 31754974
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20210429
LR  - 20210429
IS  - 1573-3602 (Electronic)
IS  - 1050-5350 (Linking)
VI  - 36
IP  - 4
DP  - 2020 Dec
TI  - Predicting Intention to Play Random and Skill-based Electronic Gambling Machines 
      Using the Theory of Reasoned Action.
PG  - 1267-1282
LID - 10.1007/s10899-019-09915-3 [doi]
AB  - Hybrid gambling machines (HGMs) are a new gambling activity that combine the 
      skill element of traditional video games with the random pay-out schedule of 
      electronic gaming machines (e.g., slots). Developed to increase gambling by 
      younger generations that favor video games, there is currently no empirical 
      evidence regarding consumer views of HGMs to guide policy-decision making related 
      to this new gambling activity. We use the theory of reasoned action (TRA) to 
      investigate factors that motivate intentions to play these machines in two 
      studies: (1) among 43 casino patrons and (2) among 184 US online participants 
      residing in states where HGMs were available. Both samples completed surveys 
      after exposure to actual or explanations of HGMs and slots. Analyses supported 
      the prediction that positive attitudes towards HGMs and positively perceived 
      subjective norms would predict intention to play HGMs and slots. The results 
      suggest that the TRA is a useful framework for explaining intentions to gamble on 
      traditional slot machines and new HGMs. The absence of research on HGMs makes 
      these studies an important and necessary contribution to the empirical literature 
      on machine gambling. Understanding individuals' intentions to engage with HGMs is 
      important to guide development of harm-minimisation practices and evaluate impact 
      of policy changes.
FAU - Gainsbury, Sally M
AU  - Gainsbury SM
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9641-5838
AD  - Science Faculty, Brain and Mind Centre, School of Psychology, Gambling Treatment 
      and Research Clinic, University of Sydney, 94 Mallet St, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, 
      2050, Australia. sally.gainsbury@sydney.edu.au.
FAU - Philander, Kahlil S
AU  - Philander KS
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0747-0772
AD  - Science Faculty, Brain and Mind Centre, School of Psychology, Gambling Treatment 
      and Research Clinic, University of Sydney, 94 Mallet St, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, 
      2050, Australia.
AD  - Carson College of Business, School of Hospitality Business Management, Washington 
      State University, 915 North Broadway, Everett, WA, 98201, USA.
FAU - Grattan, Georgia
AU  - Grattan G
AD  - Science Faculty, Brain and Mind Centre, School of Psychology, Gambling Treatment 
      and Research Clinic, University of Sydney, 94 Mallet St, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, 
      2050, Australia.
LA  - eng
GR  - DE1060100459/Australian Research Council/
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - J Gambl Stud
JT  - Journal of gambling studies
JID - 9425991
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Attitude
MH  - Electronics
MH  - Female
MH  - Gambling/*psychology
MH  - Harm Reduction
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Intention
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Motivation
MH  - Psychological Theory
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - *Video Games
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Electronic gaming machines
OT  - Gambling attitudes
OT  - Gambling intention
OT  - Skill
OT  - Skill-based gaming machines
OT  - Theory of reasoned action
EDAT- 2019/11/23 06:00
MHDA- 2021/04/30 06:00
CRDT- 2019/11/23 06:00
PHST- 2019/11/23 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/04/30 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2019/11/23 06:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1007/s10899-019-09915-3 [pii]
AID - 10.1007/s10899-019-09915-3 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Gambl Stud. 2020 Dec;36(4):1267-1282. doi: 10.1007/s10899-019-09915-3.