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We Might Have a Sports Gambling Problem and It Is Not What You Think: A Commentary
James P Whelan1,2, Rory A Pfund3,4, Meredith K Ginley3,5
1Tennessee Institute for Gambling Education & Research, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, 38152, United States. jwhelan@memphis.edu.
Journal of Gambling Studies
|May 28, 2024
Summary
The 2018 Supreme Court decision on sports gambling has sparked debate. More research is needed to precisely define sports gambling and its potential harms compared to other gambling forms.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Gambling Studies
- Legal Studies
Background:
- The 2018 Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association Supreme Court decision altered the US commercial gambling landscape.
- Public discourse has raised concerns about whether expanded sports gambling leads to new, distinct, or greater harms than existing legal gambling forms.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the shifting definition of sports gambling without theoretical or empirical support.
- To emphasize the need for a precise operational definition of sports gambling.
- To clarify research questions for knowledge generation on sports gambling harms.
Main Methods:
- This is a commentary, not an empirical study.
- Analysis of the current discourse surrounding sports gambling.
- Identification of definitional and research gaps.
Main Results:
- The definition of sports gambling is evolving without a solid evidence base.
- There is a lack of precise operational definitions for sports gambling.
- Current research questions lack clarity to effectively study sports gambling impacts.
Conclusions:
- The current understanding and definition of sports gambling are inadequate.
- Further research requires a clear, evidence-based definition of sports gambling.
- Clarifying research questions is crucial for understanding the harms associated with sports gambling.
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