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. 2022 May 5;17(5):e0266571. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266571

Table 5. Multivariate logistic regression results with past-month participation in monetary gambling activities as predictors of past-month esports skin betting.

Advertisements Sample
Esports skin betting vs not (ref. = not)
Qualtrics Sample
Esports skin betting vs not (ref. = not)
Variables B S.E. Z p Odds Ratio [95% CI] B S.E. Z p Odds Ratio [95% CI]
EGMs .30 .19 1.65 .099 1.36 [.94,1.95] .63 .41 1.56 .119 1.88 [.85,4.16]
Racing 2.03 .42 4.83 < .001 7.64 [3.35,17.44] .60 .40 1.50 .133 1.82 [.83,3.97]
Scratchies, lotto, pools .70 .18 3.86 < .001 2.01 [1.41,2.86] 1.54 .26 5.93 < .001 4.65 [2.80,7.73]
Keno - - - - - .26 .41 .51 .614 1.23 [.55,2.72]
Bingo or housie .82 .18 4.48 < .001 2.28 [1.59,3.27] .71 .35 2.03 .042 2.03 [1.03,4.03]
Poker - - - - - -1.01 .53 -1.91 .056 .36 [.13,1.03]
Casino games - - - - - .71 .51 1.37 .169 2.03 [.74,5.55]
Sports - - - - - -.17 .43 -.40 .691 .84 [.36,1.96]
Fantasy sports .27 .19 1.41 .159 1.32 [.90,1.93] .64 .42 1.53 .126 1.90 [.84,4.34]
Informal private betting .49 .18 2.64 .008 1.63 [1.13,2.33] .67 .30 2.20 .028 1.95 [1.08,3.51]
Intercept -2.01 .15 -13.68 < .001 .13 [.10,.18] -2.83 .17 -17.00 < .001 .06 [.04,.08]

Missing data, indicated by dashed lines, are due to insufficient sample size for analyses (n < 10). EGMs = electronic gaming machines.

The reference group for all predictor variables = No (did not participate in the past month).

Advertisements sample model fit: AIC = 873; R2 McF = .10. Qualtrics sample model fit: AIC = 530; R2 McF = .24.