도박에서 시간불일치성의 문제 ― 강원랜드 판결의 법경제학적 분석 ―

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This paper analyses, using a game theoretical approach, the case of [Damages] Seoul Central District Court Decision 2006GaHap102456 Decided November 5, 2008(now pending on appeal), in whose ruling a casino(defendant) was ordered to damages to a client, having illegally falling its duties of care toward him. Gambling addiction and responsible gambling is analyzed using game theoretic model from the behavioral economics perspectives. The perfect rationality of homo economicus is suspected in behavioral economics framework. As the preference of human shows time inconsistency, people may indulge in short-term benefits, leading to self-control problem. Sophisticated agents know this bias and voluntarily choose to impose restrictions on their choices, effectively bonding his behavior. The measures of responsible gambling can be understood as pre-commitment devices to address the time inconsistency problem.

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