An immediate post-test will be conducted at the end of the gambling session to collect the experimental data (Table 1).> The objective is to measure the effectiveness of self-exclusion as a moderator of gambling practice.
The computation of the number of subjects to be included was based on the assumption that the presence of psychiatric comorbidities was a determining factor in the evolution of gambling practice.
The JEU cohort study is the first study which proposes to identify the predictive factors of key state changes in gambling practice, such as the emergence of a gambling problem, natural recovery from a gambling problem, resolution of a gambling problem with intermediate care intervention, relapses or care recourse, using a prospective and longitudinal approach.
The objective of the JEU cohort study is to identify the determinants of key state changes in the gambling practice, such as the emergence of a gambling problem, natural recovery from a gambling problem, resolution of a gambling problem with intermediate care intervention, relapses or care recourse.
It will not be taken into account for the calculation of the number of psychiatric comorbidities (which is one of our major hypothetic predictor of the gambling practice evolution), since it is not an axis I psychiatric comorbidity but an element of personality (Axis II).
This method gave us access to a broad spectrum of gambling activities and varying initial levels of gambling practice.
Bookmaking, gambling practice of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets on the outcome of sporting events (particularly horse racing), political contests, and other competitions.
Data collected comprise sociodemographic characteristics, gambling habits, an interview about enjoyment and feeling out of control during the gambling session, moderator impact on gambling practice, statement of gambling parameters and questionnaires (BMIS, GRCS, CPGI, GACS).
Finally, most of these studies are based exclusively on self-reported measurements of gambling practice and PG symptoms [ 9- 11].
There is abundant literature on how to distinguish problem gambling (PG) from social gambling, but there are very few studies of the long-term evolution of gambling practice.
