Table 3.
Proportions of most involved bettors (MIB)1 among users who did and did not exceed deposit limits
| Fixed-odds (n = 46267) | Live-action (n = 32277) | |||||
| MIB group | Users who did exceed limits (n = 159) |
Users who did not exceed limits (n = 46108) |
Odds ratio (95% CI) |
Users who did exceed limits (n = 149) |
Users who did not exceed limits (n = 32128) |
Odds ratio (95% CI) |
| Total number of bets | 6.3% | 1.0% | 6.78 (3.55 – 12.95) | 6.0% | 1.0% | 6.53 (3.30 – 12.94) |
| Total amount of wagers | 8.8% | 1.0% | 9.84 (5.64 – 17.17) | 11.4% | 0.9% | 13.44 (8.01 – 22.55) |
| Net loss | 9.4% | 1.0% | 10.64 (6.20 – 18.26) | 12.1% | 0.9% | 14.38 (8.68 – 23.85) |
1MIB are defined as the top 1% of the sample regarding the total number of bets, total amount of wagers, and net loss on fixed-odds or live-action betting.