ABSTRACT

Research question

The coronavirus pandemic (covid-19) has significantly altered everyday life in numerous aspects. One of them is sports betting and the uncertainty regarding the effects of lockdown on bettors’ behaviour. This paper explores four key questions about sports bettors during covid-19: (1) have they ceased their sports betting? (2) Have they substituted betting for other online gambling activities (or esports)? (3) Have they saved more time or money?, and (4) How do they feel about their betting?

Research methods

The study reports findings from an online survey. Data was collected during the pandemic outbreak and before any major sport competition resumed its activity (5–7 May 2020). The survey was conducted in Poland. A purposive sampling method was used to reach regular sport bettors – where ‘regular’ means those who had bet at least once a month before covid-19. In total, 240 regular sports bettors completed the questionnaire in full. A binominal logistic regression model was used to analyse the behavioural changes of bettors during the pandemic.

Results and findings

The findings showed that most bettors ceased or seriously reduced their betting. In general, they did not substitute it with other forms of gambling. The majority of respondents saved time and money. Many of them also declared not missing betting.

Implications

The results did not depict sports bettors as desperate to resume betting, and willing to substitute it for any other gambling form in order to maintain their gambling habit. The betting industry’s efforts to mitigate the impact of sport events cancellations by promoting virtual sports, esports, or other casino games do not seem to be especially attractive for regular sports bettors.

中文翻译：

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在 covid-19 锁定期间，常规体育博彩玩家的表现如何？来自波兰的证据

摘要

研究问题

冠状病毒大流行 (covid-19) 在许多方面显着改变了日常生活。其中之一是体育博彩以及锁定对博彩玩家行为的影响的不确定性。本文探讨了 COVID-19 期间体育博彩玩家的四个关键问题：(1) 他们是否停止了体育博彩？(2) 他们是否用投注替代了其他在线赌博活动（或电子竞技）？(3) 他们是否节省了更多的时间或金钱？，以及 (4) 他们对自己的投注感觉如何？

研究方法

该研究报告了在线调查的结果。数据是在大流行爆发期间和任何大型体育赛事恢复活动之前（2020 年 5 月 5 日至 7 日）收集的。该调查是在波兰进行的。使用有目的的抽样方法来覆盖常规体育博彩玩家——其中“常规”是指那些在 covid-19 之前每月至少下注一次的人。 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 共有 240 名常规体育博彩玩家完整填写了问卷。使用二项式逻辑回归模型来分析大流行期间投注者的行为变化。

结果和发现

调查结果显示，大多数投注者停止或严重减少了他们的投注。一般来说，他们不会用其他形式的赌博来代替它。大多数受访者节省了时间和金钱。他们中的许多人还宣布没有错过投注。

影响

结果并未将体育博彩玩家描述为不顾一切地恢复博彩，并愿意用它替代任何其他博彩形式以保持他们的博彩习惯。博彩业通过推广虚拟体育、电子竞技或其他赌场游戏来减轻体育赛事取消的影响的努力似乎对普通体育博彩者没有特别的吸引力。