Latest in Research - Problem Gambling
Prevalence Survey - 2007
While the 2007 survey builds on the previous British study conducted in 1999, the main purpose is to
provide a benchmark and picture of the landscape prior to 1 September 2007 when the Gambling Act 2005 was implemented.
We will repeat the exercise in 2009/10 to allow us to measure the impact that the Act has on gambling behaviour and attitudes.
Sept. 2007.
Gambling Commission
In Australia 1998-2007
This report presents findings of a
2008 study into gambling, problem gambling and the relationship
to the committing of criminal acts of deception.The relevant period covered by the research
incorporates any conviction in an
Australian court of law during the period 1 January 1998 to 31
December 2007 for deception related offences.
Warfield & Associates
Targets Young Men With
Gambling Hangovers
"Our research shows that young men developing gambling problems relate to the concept of a gambling hangover - that sick feeling the morning after losing too much money. The Gambling Hangover campaign hits them when these feelings of guilt are building." Aust. Gaming Council
The study found that a third (32%) of the adults surveyed believed that compulsive gambling was
primarily a personal or moral weakness, while
half (51%) believe it to be a combination of weakness and disease. A slim minority
(13%) felt it primarily a disease, according to a new survey
by Ipsos Reid.
marketwire
Parents Have Gambling Habit
One third of parents in Hong Kong have gambling habit and regularly bet on horse racing and soccer matches, a survey claimed. The survey, carried out by an education concern group, also found that two thirds of the 864 parents interviewed believed the gambling problem in the former Brit. colony to be serious. Thaindian News
Increase Gambling Risk
Research carried out by the GeoHealth Laboratory at the University of Canterbury shows
people who
live in neighbourhoods with good access to a gambling
venue are more likely to develop gambling problems. The Ministry of Health
has released a report titled Raising the Odds.
ScienceAlert
Payback Percentages
This paper presents a sample three-reel three-coin slot machine game with a bonus for three coins, and
a true payback percentage of 85.6% when one or two coins are wagered and 92.5% when three coins are wagered. The
player sees the winning or losing combination of three symbols on the payline as well as (a) the physical reels as they scroll by...
University of Waterloo, Canada
The 2006 New South Wales Gambling Prevalence Survey consisted of 5,029 computer-assisted telephone interviews
conducted by ACNielsen between 13th June and 16th July. A total of 2,010 people completed the core interview and demographics.
Nine CPGI questions were scored to identify problem or risk gambling.
The survey contains 96 questions.
Australian Gaming Council
Men More Likely To Gamble
"The interesting finding from an economic standpoint is that these completely irrelevant stimuli, these pictures that have nothing to do with the gambles or the history of outcomes that people have experienced with these gambles, still influence behaviour." Research by Stanford University. Leader-Post
A Problem Gambler
A study into the impact of problem gambling on male partners has found they struggle
with the double bind of often enabling their loved one to gamble, while also trying to stop the habit. Dr. Janet Patford,
senior lecturer in the University of
Tasmania, has published the results
of her study.
Science Alert
Getting Help, Figures Reveal
In one of the largest surveys of its type in the world, the Queensland Household Gambling Survey 2006-07 found 94 per cent of problem gamblers played the pokies. And nearly a third of pokie players in the problem gambling category sat at the machines for more than three hours at a time. couriermail.com.au
University experts have called on state governments and the gaming industry to
recognise the seriousness of conditions such as depression and social isolation as contributing factors among people
potentially at risk of developing gambling problems. The study was funded by
beyondblue.
Uni. of Melbourne
