MOD&JEU: Moderators of Online Gambling, How Effective?

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Online Gambling
• Interventions: Other: Gambling moderator

• Registration Number: NCT01789580
• Lead Sponsor: Nantes University Hospital

Brief Summary

Prevalence of problem gambling is estimated about 1-3% of the general adult population. This percentage increases to 5% when talking about online gambling. In France, the market for online gambling was recently opened up to competition and regulation (May 2010), including poker and sports/horse races betting, but excluding for the moment casino games. Recent international studies show that legalizing online gambling led to an increase of practices, including problem gambling.

In France, the law stipulates the establishment of moderators of online gambling, to prevent excessive gambling practices. The Regulatory Authority of Online Games (ARJEL) guarantees the implementation of these moderators. However, no evaluation of the effectiveness of these moderators is planned.

Therefore the investigators propose to conduct an experimental study about online gambling. The objective will be to evaluate the effectiveness of four kinds of moderators, some already legislated, but not evaluated, and others offered by the investigators team. Proposals for amending legislation will be made according the results of this study.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-02
• Study First Submitted: 2013-02-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-02-08
• Study First Posted: 2013-02-12
• Status Verified: 2018-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-02-14
• Last Update Posted: 2018-02-15
• Primary Completion: 2018-03
• Study Completion: 2018-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 485

Inclusion Criteria

• Adult
• French people, living around Nantes
• Giving their consent for access to their gambling account
• User of a gambling site approved by the ARJEL, with an active account
• Regular gambler (gambling at least once a week, since at least 3 months)

Exclusion Criteria

• Age under 18 and over 65
• Excessive gamblers (CPGI > 8) or gambler seeking treatment
• Protected persons (pregnant women, being under protection measures)
• Overindebtedness
• Psychiatric or cognitive major dysfunctions

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Bonus group	Gambling moderator	The participants play on their preferred online gambling site (experimental gambling session) with the first gambling moderator sudied : bonus (with different modalities of the moderator).
Auto- limitation group	Gambling moderator	The participants play on their preferred online gambling site (experimental gambling session) with the first gambling moderator sudied : auto- limitation(with different modalities of the moderator).
Information group	Gambling moderator	The participants play on their preferred online gambling site (experimental gambling session) with the first gambling moderator sudied : information (with different modalities of the moderator).
Auto-exclusion group	Gambling moderator	The participants play on their preferred online gambling site (experimental gambling session) with the first gambling moderator sudied : auto-exclusion.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effectiveness of studied moderators	2 month	Impact on money wagered and time spent gambling during the experimental gambling session (measured at the end of the gambling session +/- 15 days after +/- 2 months after, depending on the tested moderator)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Nantes University Hospital; 🇫🇷 Nantes, France