CoChat
Sign Up
Cited by 125Gambling Behavior and TreatmentsDecision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsEducational Games and Gamification

The DOI matches its Crossref record; 17 of the 17 references it cites were found in a registry or an index.

The allure of multi‐line games in modern slot machines

Dixon, Mike J., Graydon, Candice, Harrigan, Kevin A., Wojtowicz, Lisa, Siu, Vivian, Fugelsang, Jonathan A.·2014·Addiction
DOI 10.1111/add.12675
Open this paper in CoChat — free account

Abstract

Aims: In multi‐line slot machines, players can wager on more than one line per spin. We sought to show that players preferred multi‐line over single‐line games, and that certain game features could cause multi‐line game play to feel more rewarding. Measurement and Participants: Reward was measured using post‐reinforcement pauses ( PRPs ) following each outcome (the time between outcome delivery and the next spin). Gamblers ( n = 102) played 250 spins on a 20‐line game and 250 spins on a one‐line game (answering questions about game experiences following each session). Playing one‐line, a small credit gain (e.g. 2 cents) was a net win. In the 20‐line game it was a net loss of 18 credits but was still accompanied by ‘winning’ sights and sounds. Results: Most players (94%) preferred the 20‐line game. PRPs for small credit gains (net losses) in the 20‐line game were equivalent, or larger than in the one‐line game where such gains were wins. The largest increase in PRP size was between the 0 and 2 credit conditions for both games. Thus 20‐line players reacted as though these net losses of 18 credits were rewarding. Players' estimates of the number of true wins were accurate in the one‐line game, but they significantly over‐estimated the number of true wins in the 20‐line game ( P < 0.01). Problem gamblers felt more skilful ( P < 0.01) and were more absorbed ( P < 0.01) by multi‐line than single‐line game play. Conclusions: Multi‐line games appear to be more appealing to gaming machine (‘slots’) players than single‐line games. These games may be particularly absorbing for those with gambling problems.

Overview

Integrity signals

Registry

Crossref · 10.1111/add.12675

Cites

17 of 17 references verified0 citation errors · 0 not checkable

Statistics

Recomputing p-values needs the paper’s full text.

Verification

Claims the paper makes

This paper’s full text isn’t openly available, so its claims and self-check weren’t run. The registry and citation checks still apply.

Claims other papers make about this one

Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?

Citations

Cites

Flagged first, then by citations

Research works printed but not linked: 1

  1. Walker M., 1992, The Psychology of Gambling

Cited by

Sorted by citations

Related

Metadata

Authors
Dixon, M. J., Graydon, C., Harrigan, K. A., Wojtowicz, L., Siu, V., & Fugelsang, J. A.
Affiliations
University of Waterloo (CA)
Corresponding author
Dixon, Mike J.
ORCID
Venue
Addiction
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2014-08-19
Volume
109
Issue
11
Pages
1920-1928
ISSN
  • 0965-2140 (ISSN-L)
  • 1360-0443
DOI
10.1111/add.12675
OpenAlex
W1514134191
Cited by
125
References
17
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 50 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 14 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 1
FWCI
6.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • Addiction (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre (3142)
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (RGPIN203130-06)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Gambling Behavior and Treatments
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Educational Games and Gamification
Keywords
gambling, post-reinforcement pause, problem gambling, perceived skills
MeSH terms
Games, Recreational, Female, Gambling, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Reinforcement, Psychology, Reward, Behavior, Addictive

About these checks

Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.

Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.

Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.

What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›

Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review