Table 3.

Responses to the question “On a prevention level do you feel more protected/secure in which situation?”

		Offline gambler’s characterization				Online gambler’s characterization				Comparison: PGOF/PGON
		Recreation	At-risk abusive	Pathologic	Sig.	Recreation	At-risk abusive	Pathologic	Sig.	Offline	Online	(U)a	Sig.
Money and time control	Mean	3.20	3.40	2.99	0.019*	2.98	3.26	3.10	0.052*	2.99	3.10	12,314.5	0.494
	SD	1.66	1.47	1.47		1.52	1.44	1.45		1.47	1.45
Self-exclusion	Mean	2.17	2.40	2.56	0.034*	2.34	2.67	3.06	0.001*	2.56	3.06	9471.5	0.003*
	SD	1.41	1.40	1.40		1.41	1.39	1.45		1.40	1.45
More information (rules, probability)	Mean	2.75	2.93	2.80	0.405	2.94	3.26	3.48	0.001*	2.80	3.48	8320.5	0.001*
	SD	1.48	1.50	1.33		1.41	1.30	1.28		1.33	1.28
Historical information (bets, hands)	Mean	2.10	2.07	2.51	0.001*	2.50	2.99	3.40	0.001*	2.51	3.40	7718.5	0.001*
	SD	1.35	1.33	1.36		1.49	1.44	1.42		1.36	1.42
Professional help	Mean	2.54	2.59	2.63	0.749	1.90	2.12	2.17	0.009*	2.63	2.17	9391.5	0.002*
	SD	1.49	1.45	1.35		1.22	1.24	1.27		1.35	1.27
Privacy protection	Mean	3.02	3.02	2.91	0.715	2.99	3.30	3.64	0.001*	2.91	3.64	8661.5	0.001*
	SD	1.56	1.50	1.43		1.54	1.42	1.34		1.43	1.34
Criminality protection	Mean	2.57	2.65	2.46	0.573	2.05	2.18	2.28	0.133	2.46	2.28	9353	0.495
	SD	1.68	1.57	1.43		1.12	1.13	1.14		1.43	1.14

*p ≤ 0.05

^aMann-Whitney