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“Tell me what you play and I will tell you who you are”: values and gambling habits in two Danish universities

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  • Quentin Gausset
  • Kåre Jansbøl

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This article describes different gambling patterns found among students at a business school and at a faculty of social sciences in Copenhagen, Denmark. On the one hand, it was found that students who play games of skill (such as poker or betting on football or horses, etc.) tended to be male, studying business, investing in stock options and voting on the right of the political spectrum. On the other hand, students who played games of chance (lotto, bingo, etc.) were more likely to be female, studying social sciences, preferring savings rather than risky investments and voting on the left of the political spectrum. We suggest that the competitive aspect of games of skill is attractive to those who believe in rewarding individual risk in a competitive market, while the more egalitarian and impersonal nature of games of chances is preferred by people who place a stronger emphasis on social equity.

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  • Quentin Gausset & Kåre Jansbøl, 2009. "“Tell me what you play and I will tell you who you are”: values and gambling habits in two Danish universities," International Gambling Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 9(1), pages 67-78, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:intgms:v:9:y:2009:i:1:p:67-78
    DOI: 10.1080/14459790802656903
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    1. Jennifer M. Boldero & Richard C. Bell & Susan M. Moore, 2010. "Do gambling activity patterns predict gambling problems? A latent class analysis of gambling forms among Australian youth," International Gambling Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 10(2), pages 151-163, August.

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