Sports Betting Legalization Amplifies Emotional Cues & Intimate Partner Violence

40 Pages Posted: 27 Sep 2024 Last revised: 30 Oct 2024

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Kyutaro Matsuzawa

University of Oregon - Department of Economics

Emily Arnesen

University of Oregon - Department of Economics

Date Written: August 27, 2024

Abstract

This study explores the relationship between legalized sports gambling, unexpected emotional cues, and reported intimate partner violence (IPV). Using crime data from the 2011 to 2022 National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) and extending Card & Dahl (2011)'s model, we find that when sports gambling is legalized, the effect of NFL home team upset losses on IPV increases by around 10 percentage points. Heterogeneity analyses reveal that these effects are larger: (i) in states where mobile betting is legalized, (ii) in locations where higher bets were placed, (iii) around paydays, and (iv) for teams who were on a winning streak. Together, these findings support that financial losses from participation in sports gambling can amplify the emotional cues from a favorite team's unexpected loss.

JEL Classification: D01, J12, Z28

Suggested Citation

Matsuzawa, Kyutaro and Arnesen, Emily, Sports Betting Legalization Amplifies Emotional Cues & Intimate Partner Violence (August 27, 2024). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4938642 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4938642

Kyutaro Matsuzawa (Contact Author)

University of Oregon - Department of Economics ( email )

Eugene, OR 97403
United States

Emily Arnesen

University of Oregon - Department of Economics ( email )

Eugene, OR 97403
United States

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