Sports Betting Legalization Amplifies Emotional Cues and Intimate Partner Violence
研究利用1995-2022年NIBRS犯罪数据，发现体育博彩合法化使NFL主队意外失利的情绪冲击对亲密伴侣暴力的影响增加10个百分点，且移动博彩、高赌注、发薪日及连胜球队效应更强。
Abstract This study explores the relationship between legalized sports gambling, unexpected emotional cues stemming from NFL home team upset losses and reported intimate partner violence (IPV). Using 1995–2022 crime data from NIBRS, replicating and extending Card and Dahl (2011)’s model, we find that legalized gambling increases the impact of upset losses on IPV by 10 percentage points. The e!ect is larger in states with mobile betting, where higher bets were placed, around paydays, and for teams on a winning streak. These results suggest that financial losses from gambling amplify emotional reactions to unexpected team losses.