I agree. It also would be very odd if there was a high increase overall that that the paper would not directly state that as their main finding. Instead, the paper’s main claim is that sports betting “amplifies” emotions and impacts on domestic violence.
As you point out, if there’s an unexpected loss, the domestic violence rate increases more in places with gambling, but, on the other hand, if there’s an expected win, the domestic violence rate decreases more in places with gambling.
I agree. It also would be very odd if there was a high increase overall that that the paper would not directly state that as their main finding. Instead, the paper’s main claim is that sports betting “amplifies” emotions and impacts on domestic violence.
As you point out, if there’s an unexpected loss, the domestic violence rate increases more in places with gambling, but, on the other hand, if there’s an expected win, the domestic violence rate decreases more in places with gambling.