Non-bettor problem

In this group the respondents will responded never to all indicators of behavioral

problems, although there may well be a frequent bettor with heavy involvement in terms of time

and money. This group presumably will not have undergo any negative effect of betting. Again,

the information on complement here is significant for approximate purposes, and would be

particularly useful in long term tracing.

Low risk bettors

In this group the respondents will responded never to most of the indicators of

ehavioural problems, but will have one or sometimes more or more often responses. Bettors may

be at risk if they are hugely involved in in betting and if they respond positively to at least two

of the approximate of problem betting. This group likely dont have experienced any negative

effect from betting.

Moderate risk bettors

In this group the respondents will responded never to most of the indicators of

behavioral problems, but will have one or more most of the time or always responses.

Bettors may be at risk if they are hugely involved in betting and if they respond positively to

three or four of the approximate problem betting. This group may or may not have experience

negative effect from betting.

Problem bettor
 In this group the respondents are those who have experience negative effect from their

betting, and may have lost control of their behavior. Involvement in betting can be at any level,

but is likely to be hugely. The approximate may be useful here to profiling capacity, as one

would expect that these group would respond positively to more of the correlates than members

of other groups, on average.

According to Nauert (2014), the University of Iowa (IO) has a new study. Researchers

found that pathological betting runs in families, having first-degree family involving pathological

bettors eight times mo re likely to create this issue within their life when compared with family

without pathological betting.

Theoretical Background

This chapter discuss the main theoretical issues which have been significant in the

profiles and the extravagance severity of online betting to trace key risk segment with the

respondent.

Dixon et. Al (2006) quoted that there are five theories of pathological betting and one of

it was Cognitive Theory. Cognitive psychology has long been an unequivocal, if not

predominant, approach to understanding human conduct. At the middle of the theory is the

assumption that mental processes play a determining role thinking, feeling, and behaving.

Connected to a pathological betting, the theory holds that pathological bettors are guided by false

or erroneous and irrational beliefs about chance, probability, random events and the like.

Research indicates the erroneous beliefs (e.g. . deception of control and similar other bettors

fallacy) are common among opening machine players specifically.

According to Vitez (2014) , a demographic profile is a business device that recognizes a few
attributes when organizations endeavor to characterize a business fragment. Common attributes

in the profile incorporate age, gender, marital status, allowance, and education.

According to Ferris & Wynne (2001), the wagering severity index was developed

specifically to measure the bettors problem in the general population. Instead of categorizing

individuals as non-problem bettors or pathological bettors, the Wagering Severity Index takes a

more dimensional approach in that items are answered on a four-point scale (0 = never; 1 =

sometimes, 2 = most of the times, 3 = almost always).

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The intent of the study is to determine the extravagance severity in online betting index in

internet cafe shops near at LSU-main campus. This study seeks to answer the following

questions:

1.What is the profile of the respondents in terms of :

1.1 Age

1.2 Gender

1.3 Marital status

1.4 Educational Attainment

1.5 Daily/Weekly/Monthly Allowance

2. What are the activities done in the internet shops?

3. How much time do you spend in online activities?

4. How much money do you spend in internet?

5. What are the benefits that you will acquired in online activities ?

Scope and Limitation

This study is limited only to the extravagance severity index in online/LAN games and

other activities done in internet shops near LSU-main campus. The rese

archers conducted the study in all internet shops near LSU-main campus. There were fifty (50)

respondents of the study and who engaged in extravagance severity in online betting in the past 3

months.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The researchers conducted this study for the peoples awareness with regard to

extravagance severity in online betting near LSU-main campus.

The following are the beneficiaries of the study;

Parents

-To know that their child is engaging in online betting and to minimize their daily

expenditure in providing their children in monetary needs, but some they where only spend their

money on the internet, which can cause of irregular acts.

Students

- To the students, who are habitually committing this online betting, they can improve
their skill not to be addicted this activity by doing or attending some recreational activities that

are more less expensive, and where they can be more knowledgeable to become a law abiding.

Community

-Through this research, it can be more disparately of any circumstances that can cause

accident in the community as of now, there was an implementation of the curfew hour that will

guide of those individuals who are addicted of this online games, because some of them where

doing games till dawn.

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