Gambling-like features in fan tokens

Fan tokens are a form of cryptocurrency that allow owners to participate in various fanrelated experiences such as voting on the music to be played during half-time breaks in sporting events. Since 2020, many elite sport teams have issued fan tokens, allegedly as a way to engage with fans and hear t...

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Autores: Lopez-Gonzalez, Hibai, Griffiths, M.D.
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
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Palavra-chave:Ludificació
Gamification
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spelling Gambling-like features in fan tokensLopez-Gonzalez, HibaiGriffiths, M.D.LudificacióGamificationFan tokens are a form of cryptocurrency that allow owners to participate in various fanrelated experiences such as voting on the music to be played during half-time breaks in sporting events. Since 2020, many elite sport teams have issued fan tokens, allegedly as a way to engage with fans and hear their voice. However, fan tokens also raise some concerns. They are largely gamified digital items that intend to keep fans within the providers’ app. Also, they can be traded in exchange platforms, which arguably transform them into collectibles, whose value can vary over time. Here, we explore fan tokens through a case study from a football (soccer) club (i.e., an F.C. Barcelona fan token). Drawing on literature from situational and structural characteristics of gambling, we analyse the gamblinglike features that fan tokens include in their product design. Such features are discussed from a public health perspective, comparing what they mean in gambling contexts and how potentially harmful they could be for fan token holders.Springer Verlag2023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/220717Articles publicats en revistes (Biblioteconomia, Documentació i Comunicació Audiovisual)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-023-10215-0.Journal of Gambling Studies, 2023, vol. 39, p. 1579-1596https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-023-10215-0.cc-by (c) Lopez-Gonzalez, Hibai et al., 2023http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/2207172026-05-27T06:46:51Z
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title Gambling-like features in fan tokens
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Lopez-Gonzalez, Hibai
Ludificació
Gamification
title_short Gambling-like features in fan tokens
title_full Gambling-like features in fan tokens
title_fullStr Gambling-like features in fan tokens
title_full_unstemmed Gambling-like features in fan tokens
title_sort Gambling-like features in fan tokens
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Lopez-Gonzalez, Hibai
Griffiths, M.D.
author Lopez-Gonzalez, Hibai
author_facet Lopez-Gonzalez, Hibai
Griffiths, M.D.
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author2 Griffiths, M.D.
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ludificació
Gamification
topic Ludificació
Gamification
description Fan tokens are a form of cryptocurrency that allow owners to participate in various fanrelated experiences such as voting on the music to be played during half-time breaks in sporting events. Since 2020, many elite sport teams have issued fan tokens, allegedly as a way to engage with fans and hear their voice. However, fan tokens also raise some concerns. They are largely gamified digital items that intend to keep fans within the providers’ app. Also, they can be traded in exchange platforms, which arguably transform them into collectibles, whose value can vary over time. Here, we explore fan tokens through a case study from a football (soccer) club (i.e., an F.C. Barcelona fan token). Drawing on literature from situational and structural characteristics of gambling, we analyse the gamblinglike features that fan tokens include in their product design. Such features are discussed from a public health perspective, comparing what they mean in gambling contexts and how potentially harmful they could be for fan token holders.
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Journal of Gambling Studies, 2023, vol. 39, p. 1579-1596
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-023-10215-0.
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