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Participants answered on activities gambled online, devices used, duration of time gambling, as well mental health\/financial consequences of their gambling.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0790966717000647_abs3\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 208 users participated in the online survey. The most popular gambling activity played was Sports Betting (26.9%) and the most commonly used device was Mobile app (68.6%). The main reason for gambling online was \u2018To win money\u2019 (84.6%), the main reason for ending gambling sessions \u2013 \u2018Had something else to do\u2019 (67.3%) and the most prominent emotion experienced \u2013 Excitement (60.6%). There were findings related to the severity of gambling addiction (75% \u2013 had to borrow or sell to fund gambling) and their attitudes towards online gambling (strongly agreed \u2013 39.9% \u2013 The potential dangers of gambling should be advertised).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0790966717000647_abs4\" sec-type=\"conclusions\"><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Online gamblers in Ireland share similar behavioural profiles to online gamblers in the United Kingdom and worldwide. 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