Conversely, bets on multiple events (i.e., “exotic” bets such as accumulators) are less favored by regular bettors (Gainsbury and Russell 2015). Australian sports bettors prefer simpler bets in which the odds are easier to estimate, particularly when placing bets for a winner. Also, Australian sports bettors with a language other than English as their mother tongue are more likely to engage in problem betting (Hing et al.
Cross-sectional studies of Australian sports bettors have identified risk factors for gambling problems such as being male, young, never married, living alone or in a group household, and with higher level education (Hing et al. Many of these studies are country-specific, with great preponderance of research coming from Australia (Deans et al. Over the past decade, a number of studies have examined the composition and characteristics of sports bettors.
