A study conducted by Harvard Medical School’s Division of Addictions has led to a reassuring conclusion for those who naysay online gambling. According to reports, the huge increase in online gaming has not led to increased gambling addiction.
Quite the opposite was noted, in fact – supposedly, online players are more likely to regulate their wagering based on wins and losses. Those affected by ludomania, i.e. gambling addiction, do not have such self-control.
“The very first thing we learned, which we didn’t expect, was that the vast majority, the overwhelming majority, of gamblers online gamble in a very moderate and mild way,” said HMS Associate Professor of Psychology Howard Shaffer in an interview with Gambling Online Magazine.
Around 95% of players bought only a median of $16 at two poker sessions per week. “A minority of most involved players did not show such moderation,” the study noted.
