Links between casino proximity and gambling participation, expenditure, and pathology.

Sévigny, Serge; Ladouceur, Robert; Jacques, Christian; Cantinotti, Michael

doi:10.1037/0893-164x.22.2.295

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“…It is likely that some of the pathways in which the larger religious context influence individual gambling behaviors include controlling or reducing opportunities to engage in legally sanctioned gaming acts, such as lotteries and casinos (although the opportunity to gamble has changed dramatically in the past given the aforementioned information regarding the almost ubiquitous opportunities to gamble via lotteries, not to mention the growth of Internet gambling). Prior research has demonstrated that proximity to casinos and other legitimate gaming opportunities is associated with problem gambling (French, Maclean, and Ettner 2008; Welte et al 2004, 2007; see also Sevigny et al 2008, who find an inverse association between casino proximity and gambling problems) 16 . Further research is needed that can consider the association between county‐level religious participation and legal opportunities to gamble (especially casino proximity) when evaluating the role of context in predicting individual gambling acts.…”

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Religion and Gambling Among Young Adults in the United States: Moral Communities and the Deterrence Hypothesis

Eitle¹

2011

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

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Despite voluminous research examining religion as an integrative force and a mechanism of social control, relatively few studies have examined the association between religion and proscribed or morally ambiguous behaviors beyond crime and drug use. The present exploratory study examines the role of religion, at both the individual and county levels, in predicting self-reported gambling problems. Hierarchical linear models are employed to examine religion and self-reported gambling problems using the restricted use data of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. A negative association between religious attendance and problem gambling (at the individual level) is strongest when church adherents per capita is relatively high (measured at the county level). However, when the number of conservative Protestants per capita is relatively high, religious attendance (measured at the individual level) is associated with an increased risk of gambling problems. These countervailing findings are interpreted as supportive of the bonding and bridging capital thesis.

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Religion and Gambling Among Young Adults in the United States: Moral Communities and the Deterrence Hypothesis

Eitle¹

2011

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

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“…It would be desirable to have at least one item gauging the frequency of each of several types of gambling, for example, cards, lotteries, online gambling, parimutuel betting). In addition, although opportunities for gambling have proliferated due to state lotteries and various forms of online betting, some studies demonstrate that access to nearby casinos, racetracks, and other such sites may allow individuals to gamble on a more regular basis, perhaps increasing the risk of problem gambling (e.g., Welte et al 2004; but see Sevigny et al 2008). Thus, it would be helpful to know more about individual respondents' proximity to these types of facilities.…”

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Religion and Gambling Among U.S. Adults: Exploring the Role of Traditions, Beliefs, Practices, and Networks*

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McFarland

2011

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

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Opportunities for legal gambling of various types have expanded rapidly in the United States in recent years. Our study develops a series of theoretical arguments linking multiple dimensions of religious involvement-traditions, beliefs, practices, and networks-with the frequency of gambling activity. Relevant hypotheses are then tested using data from the Panel Study of American Religion and Ethnicity (PS-ARE), a recent nationwide probability sample of U.S. adults. Findings underscore the importance of co-religionist networks in deterring gambling. In addition, biblical inerrantists and members of conservative Protestant and sectarian groups are relatively disinclined to gamble. Religious attendance is also inversely associated with gambling frequency. Differences in gambling by religious tradition are amplified among persons with strong co-religionist networks. Several study limitations are noted, and promising future research directions on the dynamics and functioning of church-based networks are identified.

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“…Most studies, but not all, have found positive results for the relationship between distance from a casino and the likelihood of problem gambling. In a Quebec study, Sevigny et al (2008) found a positive relationship between distance from a casino and gambling participation, but failed to find a relationship with problem gambling.…”

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The Relationship Between the Number of Types of Legal Gambling and the Rates of Gambling Behaviors and Problems Across U.S. States

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In this article, we examine the relationship between the total number of types of gambling that are legal in a state and the gambling involvement of state residents. Of particular interest is whether more types of legal gambling are associated with higher rates of problem gambling. Telephone surveys of U.S. adults were conducted in 1999–2000 and 2011–2013. The same questions were used and the data sets were combined for most of the analyses. Gambling exposure was defined as the sum of the number of years that all types were legal. Results tabulated by state showed progressively higher rates of problem gambling, frequent gambling and any past year gambling as the number of legal types of gambling increased. Holding constant the number of legal types, problem gambling rates increased as exposure increased. States with longer exposure to legal lotteries or casinos tended to have higher rates of problem gambling. An analysis was also conducted in which the data sets from 1999 to 2000 and from 2011 to 2013 were compared. Among the states, there was a striking positive relationship between changes in the number of legal types of gambling between the two studies and changes in rates of frequent gambling between the two studies. For states that had fewer types of legal gambling in 2011 than in 1999, the rates of frequent gambling went down. For states that increased their types of legal gambling, rates of frequent gambling typically, but not always, went up. Possible explanations for these results were discussed.

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Links between casino proximity and gambling participation, expenditure, and pathology.

Cited by 81 publications

References 17 publications

Religion and Gambling Among Young Adults in the United States: Moral Communities and the Deterrence Hypothesis

Religion and Gambling Among Young Adults in the United States: Moral Communities and the Deterrence Hypothesis

Religion and Gambling Among U.S. Adults: Exploring the Role of Traditions, Beliefs, Practices, and Networks*

The Relationship Between the Number of Types of Legal Gambling and the Rates of Gambling Behaviors and Problems Across U.S. States

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