Hosted by Problem Gamblers Network of West Virginia. Presentation - Julie Hynes

1. Heather Chapman, PhD, ICGC-II, BACC & Julie Hynes, MA, RD, CPS
1-800-GAMBLER Training
September 27, 2018

2. This portion of the day
will be posted this
afternoon at:
www.preventionlane.org/
sports-summit
9:36 AM

3. MORNING PORTION OF TODAY
•Landscape
•Legalities
•Implications

4. HEADS UP
There may be content here that could present as
a trigger to some. Please take care of yourself
and give yourself a break if needed.

5. 1. LANDSCAPE

6. THIS STUFF IS LITERALLY
HAPPENING AS WE SIT HERE!

7. THESE ARE
BIG TIMES
Source: https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=108721

9. DEFINITION: GAMBLING
__________ something of value
in the ______________________
something of greater value.
hopes of obtaining
Risking
Source: American Psychiatric Association - DSM-5 (2013).

10. LEGAL DEFINITION:
1. PRIZE:
2. CHANCE:
3. CONSIDERATION:
Anything of value the sponsor awards in a promotion.
(Example: real money or a virtual reward to help
advancing in a game.)
A process beyond the participant's direct control
determines the outcome. (Example: an instant-win
game at a fast food restaurant.)
Requires money or significant effort.
(Example: inviting Facebook friends
in order to gain new “lives.”)

11. Illegal sports wagering=
$150 BILLION MARKET.
Source: American Gaming Association

12. OVERALL SPORTS GAMBLING
PARTICIPATION: ???
• National Survey of Gambling Attitudes and Gambling
Experiences (NGAGE): first national survey will occur in October
2018
– will provide statistically valid estimates of gambling participation and
problems in all 50 states with a special focus on sports betting;
– This unprecedented picture of gambling in the US will provide a
baseline to measure impacts of expansion

13. NCAA STUDENT ATHLETE SURVEY – 2016
(n=22,338)
Survey conducted since 2004. Replicated in 2008 / 2012 / 2016.
2016: fantasy sports questions introduced.
Among current student-athletes who have ever gambled for
money, 9 in 10 men (88%) and 7 in 10 women (69%) had their first
gambling experience before entering college
National Collegiate Athletic Association. (2017). Trends in NCAA student-athlete gambling behaviors and attitudes.
Indianapolis, IN: Author.

14. PAST YEAR GAMBLING: NCAA MEN
National Collegiate Athletic Association. (2017). Trends in NCAA student-athlete gambling behaviors and attitudes.
Indianapolis, IN: Author.

15. GAMBLING SEVERITY (DSM CLASSIFICATION)
National Collegiate Athletic Association. (2017). Trends in NCAA student-athlete gambling behaviors and attitudes.
Indianapolis, IN: Author.

16. % PLAYING SIMULATED GAMBLING
National Collegiate Athletic Association. (2017). Trends in NCAA student-athlete gambling behaviors and attitudes.
Indianapolis, IN: Author.

17. % WAGERING ON SPORTS (MALE)
National Collegiate Athletic Association. (2017). Trends in NCAA student-athlete gambling behaviors and attitudes.
Indianapolis, IN: Author.

18. % WAGERING ON SPORTS (FEMALE)
National Collegiate Athletic Association. (2017). Trends in NCAA student-athlete gambling behaviors and attitudes.
Indianapolis, IN: Author.

19. % WAGERING ON SPORTS AT LEAST MONTHLY (MALE)
National Collegiate Athletic Association. (2017). Trends in NCAA student-athlete gambling behaviors and attitudes.
Indianapolis, IN: Author.

20. TYPES OF SPORTS BETTING AMONG MALES
National Collegiate Athletic Association. (2017). Trends in NCAA student-athlete gambling behaviors and attitudes.
Indianapolis, IN: Author.

21. NUGGETS:
• 1 in every 4 NCAA men and 1 in 20 NCAA women admit violating
NCAA bylaws within the previous year by wagering on sports for
money
• Technology is changing the way they gamble – internet now
primary method
• Main sports bet on: NFL & NCAA basketball
• NCAA is concerned about “spot fixing” and insider info
• Over half think gambling is harmless acitivty
National Collegiate Athletic Association. (2017). Trends in NCAA student-athlete gambling behaviors and attitudes.
Indianapolis, IN: Author.

22. NCAA RULES FOR
STUDENT ATHLETES
• May not provide any
information to individuals
involved in any type of sports
wagering
• May not gamble on college,
amateur or professional
sports

23. NCAA RULES
• Any sports wagering on own
sport = loss of eligibility
• 2018: NCAA championships
now allowed in states with
legal sports wagering

24. 2. LEGALITIES

25. LAWS: PROFESSIONAL &
AMATEUR SPORTS PROTECTION
ACT (PASPA) OF 1992
• Outlawed sports betting in most of the United
States, with exception of four grandfathered
states: Nevada, Delaware, Montana and Oregon
• Practically speaking, only Nevada allows
traditional sports betting through licensed
bookmakers

26. Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/states-are-free-to-authorize-sports-betting-supreme-court-
rules/2018/05/14/31a46d16-2af1-11e8-b0b0-f706877db618_story.html?utm_term=.2b221aa0603c
“PASPA” Repeal=
2018 Big Deal

27. US SPORTS BETTING
25-year federal ban on legal sports bets for all
practical purposes except the State of…
$150B illegal market in U.S.

28. Sources: http://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/23716636/delaware-generates-322135-bets-day-1-full-scale-betting-tuesday
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/11/nyregion/sports-betting-legalized-nj.html

29. ESPN: “I’ll Take that Bet”

31. FEDERAL
DISCUSSION
Source: https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=108721

32. NCPG
1. Dedicate at least one percent of revenue to prevent and treat
gambling addiction.
2. Require sports betting operators to implement responsible
gaming programs.
3. Assign a regulatory agency to enforce responsible gambling
and other regulations.
4. Conduct surveys of the prevalence of gambling addiction prior
to expansion and at regular periods thereafter.
5. Establish a consistent minimum age for sports gambling and
related fantasy games.

33. STATE PUSH-BACK
Source: https://www.playnj.com/news/titus-macarthur-letter-sports-betting/24939/

34. STATE PUSH-BACK
Titus-MacArthur Letter, 9/25/18
Source: https://www.playnj.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Titus-MacArthur-Sports-Betting-Letter-
Judiciary17956.pdf

35. Still in effect: Unlawful
Internet Gambling
Enforcement Act of 2006

36. UIGEA CARVED OUT FANTASY SPORTS
Source: Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement
Act of 2006. Retrieved from:
https://www.congress.gov/109/plaws/publ347/PL
AW-109publ347.pdf

37. • 2
Online Sports Betting:
Still illegal across state
lines
Wire Act of 1961!

38. “DFS” -- THE SITES MIGHT CHANGE,
BUT FANTASY SPORTS
IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

39. DFS CONTESTS WERE BEING HELD
FOR NCAA SPORTS UNTIL 2016.
What does the future hold?...

40. LET’S PLAY “GUESS THE SPORT!”
(Put your answer in the chat box)

41. ANSWER: OVERWATCH (VIDEO GAME)
Source: http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/24153101/overwatch-league-playoffs-london-spitfire-becomes-first-overwatch-
league-playoffs-finalist (July 30, 2018)

42. May 2, 2018: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/02/style/fortnite.html
ESPORTS:
COMPETITIVE
VIDEO
GAMING

43. TRADITIONAL SPORTS
A NEW EXPLOSION OF SPORTS.
Etc… Etc…And new games keep coming…
ESPORTS

44. SCHOLARSHIPS & MORE.

46. J. Hynes | 3/2/18 | www.preventionlane.org/ok
Source: “Competitive video
gaming will be a $1.5 billion
industry by 2020, researchers
say,” Jeff Dunn / Business
Insider / 3/27/17
http://www.businessinsider.com
/esports-popularity-revenue-
forecast-chart-2017-3

47. GAMERS ARE THE NEW STARS
https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2018/04/07/ninjas-new-fortnite-twitch-records-5-million-followers-250000-subs-875000-a-month/#5895314b478f
Now
9.5 million
followers

48. Source: https://www.gambling.com/news/10-reasons-why-fortnite-will-be-huge-for-esports-betting-1495000
GAMBLING ON THE GAMES

49. GAMBLING IN ESPORTS.
2. Fantasy
esports
1. Betting on
professional
gaming teams
Image source: csgostash.com
3. Betting
in-game
decorations (skins”)
2017 Overwatch World Cup
Image source: pcgamer.com

50. SKINS. Entertainment. Street Cred. Possible $.
Image Source: https://csgostash.com/

51. PRIZE. CHANCE. CONSIDERATION.

52. WATCH: “Skin in the Game: Counter-Strike has spawned a wild multibillion-dollar world of online
casino gambling; it's barely regulated and open to any kid who wants in.” ESPN.com, 1/20/17

53. Esports betting = ~$2.3 billion market.
J. Hynes | 3/2/18 | www.preventionlane.org/ok
Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-virtual-guns-counterstrike-gambling/

54. “We are increasingly concerned with the risks being posed by the
blurring of lines between gambling and other forms of digital
entertainment such as video gaming. Concerns in this area have
manifested themselves in controversies relating to skin betting,
loot boxes, social casino gaming and the use of gambling themed
content within video games available to children.
- U.K. Gaming Commission
Source: https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/PDF/International-gaming-and-gambling-declaration-2018.pdf
”

55. 3. IMPLICATIONS

56. A CONTINUUM OF GAMBLING
BEHAVIOR
No
Gambling Experimentation
Recreational Problem Pathological
Sources: 1. Moore (2006). 2. Volberg, Hedberg, & Moore (2008). 3. Shaffer & Hall (2001);
At-Risk
“GAMBLING DISORDER”
About 2% of the population

57. CLINICAL
DEFINITIONS

59. 2018 World Health Organization
ICD-11: Gaming Disorder
Source: World Health Organization. (2018). http://www.who.int/features/qa/gaming-disorder/en/

60. Source: Brain Briefings (2007, October), Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC
GAMBLING & DOPAMINE:
Dopamine not released when expecting a loss.
Flooded with dopamine when expecting a win!
It’s NOT about the money!

61. The
PREFRONTAL
CORTEX is the
LAST PART to
develop.
25
The brain
is still
developing
until
…AND YOUTH SENSITIVE TO DOPAMINE.

62. SOME MAJOR CONSIDERATIONS IN TODAY’s
WORLD
• Access
• Speed of play
• In-game wagers
• “Virtual” money

63. WHETTING PALATE ON THE “WHAT’s NEXT”…

64. NATIONAL COUNCIL ON PROBLEM
GAMBLING: CURRENT ACTION
The Safer Sports Betting Initiative (SSBI)
The vision of SSBI is to reduce gambling problems associated with the
legalization of sports betting. Initial phase of SSBI runs from September
to December 2018 and has two objectives:
• 1) build an evidence base about gambling problems associated
with sports betting;
• 2) advocate for responsible gambling principles in any sports
betting legislation, regulations or operations.

65. NATIONAL COUNCIL ON PROBLEM
GAMBLING’s SSBI:
Raise awareness of potential gambling addiction-related problems
and suggested responsible gambling solutions among states,
leagues, gambling operators and other stakeholders. The overall
SSBI goal is that every sports betting bill includes responsible
gambling principles including dedicating one percent of sports
betting revenue to problem gambling programs.

66. facebook.com/preventionlane
@HynesUO
@PreventionLane

67. WHAT
CAN WE
DO IN
OREGON
?
Px education
& awareness
Track policy,
work w/
stakeholders
ID & referral
to treatment
PREVENTION

68. PREVENTION
SCREEN
ACTIVITY.
Parental
Controls
Education
Monitor
payment!

69. FAMILY COMMUNITY
Barnes et al.,1999; Hayatbakhsh et al., 2006; Johansson et
al., 2009; King & Delfabbro, 2016; Raylu & Oei, 2002;
Scholes-Balog et al., 2014; Shead et al., 2010; Volberg,
2008; Winters et al., 2002
SCHOOL INDIVIDUAL/PEER
- Family conflict
- Family history antisocial
behavior
- Parental gambling
- Academic failure &
poor school performance
- Low school commitment
- Male
- Early initiation
- Early big wins
- Rebelliousness
- Delinquency
- Impulsivity
- Competitiveness
- Interaction w/
antisocial peers
- Friends’
use/pressure
- ATOD use
- Psychological
distress, mental
health issues
ADDRESS RISK FACTORS BY DOMAIN
- Exposure to gambling
- Availability & accessibility
- Media portrayal