Speed of play has been identified as a key structural characteristic in gambling behaviour, where games involving higher playing speeds enhance the experience of gambling. Of interest in the present study is the consistent finding that games with higher event frequencies are preferred by problem gamblers and are associated with more negative gambling outcomes, such as difficulty quitting the game and increased monetary loss. The present study investigated the impact of gambling speed of play on executive control functioning, focusing on how increased speeds of play impact motor response inhibition, and the potential mediating role arousal and dissociative experience play in this relationship. Fifty regular non-problem gamblers took part in a repeated-measures experiment where they gambled with real money on a simulated slot machine across five speed of play conditions. Response inhibition was measured using an embedded Go/No-Go task, where participants had to withhold motor responses, rather than operating the spin button on the slot machine when a specific colour cue was present. Results indicated that response inhibition performance was significantly worse during faster speeds of play, and that the role of arousal in this relationship was independent of any motor priming affect. The implications of these findings for gambling legislation and gambling harm-minimisation approaches are discussed.

游戏速度已被确定为赌博行为的关键结构特征，在该行为中，具有较高游戏速度的游戏可增强赌博体验。在本研究中感兴趣的是一个一致的发现，即事件频率较高的游戏被问题赌徒偏爱，并且与更多的负面赌博结果相关，例如退出游戏的难度和增加的金钱损失。本研究调查了赌博速度对执行控制功能的影响，着眼于增加的赌博速度如何影响运动反应抑制，以及在这种关系中潜在的唤醒和解体经验的中介作用。50名常规的无问题赌徒参加了一项重复测量实验，他们在模拟的老虎机上用真钱在五种游戏条件下赌博。使用嵌入式“执行/不执行”任务来测量响应抑制，在该任务中，参与者必须保留运动响应，而不是在存在特定颜色提示时操作投币机上的旋转按钮。结果表明，在较快的比赛速度下，反应抑制性能明显较差，并且在这种关系中唤醒的作用与任何运动引发作用无关。讨论了这些发现对赌博立法和赌博危害最小化方法的意义。而不是在显示特定颜色提示时操作投币机上的旋转按钮。结果表明，在较快的比赛速度中，反应抑制性能明显较差，并且在这种关系中唤醒的作用与任何运动引发作用无关。讨论了这些发现对赌博立法和赌博危害最小化方法的意义。而不是在显示特定颜色提示时操作投币机上的旋转按钮。结果表明，在较快的比赛速度中，反应抑制性能明显较差，并且在这种关系中唤醒的作用与任何运动引发作用无关。讨论了这些发现对赌博立法和赌博危害最小化方法的意义。