Funding for this research was provided by:
Massachusetts Gaming Commission
Article History
Accepted: 16 June 2022
First Online: 11 July 2022
Declarations
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: The survey protocol was reviewed and approved by NORC at the University of Chicago’s Institutional Review Board and by the University of Massachusetts Amherst Institutional Review Board (reference number: 2015–2368).
: Participants provided consent by voluntarily participating in the survey after agreeing to the confidentiality statement. Language included in the questionnaire stated: “The University of Massachusetts is conducting a longitudinal study about gambling in Massachusetts. This survey is private and confidential. We have a Federal Certificate of Confidentiality that is designed to protect the confidentiality of your research data from a court order or subpoena. We can provide you with more information if you would like. You don’t have to answer any question you don’t want to, and you can stop at any time. Almost everyone will be able to finish the survey within 15 to 20 min.”
: Not applicable.
: VE and MZ declare no conflict of interest. RV and RW have no financial or non-financial conflicts of interest to declare during the past 3 years with the exception of a small grant/contract to RW from Unibet Ltd.
: “All procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional and national) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2000 (5). Informed consent was obtained from all [individuals] being included in the study.” Participants provided consent by voluntarily participating in the survey after agreeing to the confidentiality statement. Language included in the questionnaire stated: “The University of Massachusetts is conducting a longitudinal study about gambling in Massachusetts. This survey is private and confidential. We have a Federal Certificate of Confidentiality that is designed to protect the confidentiality of your research data from a court order or subpoena. We can provide you with more information if you would like. You don’t have to answer any question you don’t want to, and you can stop at any time. Almost everyone will be able to finish the survey within 15 to 20 minutes.”