Table 4.
Association of offline gambling behaviors with problem gambling
| Variables | Non-problem gamblers (n = 644) |
At-risk/problem gamblers (n = 160) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | p | |
| Number of different offline games played | |||
| 1 | 31.3 | 21.9 | ** |
| 2 | 28.1 | 16.1 | |
| 3 | 14.5 | 22.8 | |
| 4 or more | 26.2 | 39.2 | |
| Gambling locations | |||
| Lottery vending points | 71.7 | 73.3 | ns |
| Casinos | 61.0 | 78.8 | *** |
| Bars and restaurants | 20.2 | 18.5 | ns |
| Private locations | 18.0 | 19.7 | ns |
| Unofficial backrooms | 3.3 | 9.8 | * |
| Forms of payment | |||
| Cash | 92.8 | 98.4 | ** |
| Credit card | 15.4 | 24.4 | * |
| Pre-paid card | 5.9 | 10.6 | ns |
| E-banking | 0.9 | 2.5 | ns |
| Bank transfer | 1.1 | 1.9 | ns |
| Deposit | 0.3 | 1.9 | ns |
| Postal remittance slip | 0.0 | 0.0 | ns |
| Money spent on offline gambling | |||
| None | 3.4 | 4.3 | *** |
| 1–50 CHF | 80.3 | 46.1 | |
| 51–200 CHF | 12.0 | 31.5 | |
| 201 CHF or more | 4.3 | 18.2 | |
ns non-significant; *p < 0.05;**p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001