The Prevalence and Types of Gambling Among Undocumented Mexican Immigrants in New York City

Momper, Sandra L.; Nandi, Vijay; Ompad, Danielle C.; Delva, Jorge; Galea, Sandro

doi:10.1007/s10899-008-9105-9

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“…The study further noted that gambling disorder was comorbid with high rates of major depressive (14.1%), alcohol (22.9%), and posttraumatic stress (12.2%) disorders in that sample. More than half of the undocumented Mexican immigrants surveyed in a small study in New York City reported having gambled, and a majority of those gamblers played scratch and win tickets or the lottery (Momper et al 2009 ). Those who sent money home to their families or had lived in the United States more than 12 years and those who reported 1–5 days of poor mental health in the past 30 days were most likely to gamble.…”

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Problem gambling among ethnic minorities: results from an epidemiological study

Caler

Garcia

Nower

2017

Asian J of Gambling Issues and Public Health

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A few studies have examined gambling behavior and problem gambling among minorities and reported higher rates of both participation and gambling problems among particular minority groups in comparison to Whites who gamble. The present study utilized a representative, epidemiological sample of adults in New Jersey to explore gambling behavior, gambling problem severity, substance use, problem behavior, and mental health issues among minorities. Univariate analyses were conducted, comparing Whites (n = 1341) to respondents who identified as Hispanic (n = 394), Black (n = 261), or Asian/other (n = 177). Overall, the highest proportion of Hispanics were high-risk problem gamblers. Hispanic participants were also significantly more likely than other groups to use and abuse substances and to report mental health problems in the past month, behavioral addictions, and/or suicidal ideation in the past year. Primary predictors of White high risk problem gamblers were being young and male with friends or family who gambled, fair to poor health status, substance use, gambling once a week or more both online and in land-based venues, and engaging in a number of gambling activities. In contrast, gender was not a predictor of minority high risk problem gamblers, who were characterized primarily by having friends or family who gambled, gambling online only, having a behavioral addiction and playing instant scratch-offs and gaming machines. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

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Problem gambling among ethnic minorities: results from an epidemiological study

Caler

Garcia

Nower

2017

Asian J of Gambling Issues and Public Health

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“…More importantly, studies in Western countries have suggested the importance of including ethnicity or race in accommodating cultural or religious differences in gambling activities (Scott and Garen, 1994; Stranahan and Borg, 1998a,b; Welte et al. , 2002, 2008; Momper et al. , 2009; among others).…”

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Socio‐demographic determinants of gambling participation and expenditures: evidence from Malaysia

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Yen

Nayga

2010

Int J Consumer Studies

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This study examined the socio-demographic determinants of participation and expenditure decisions on gambling among non-Muslim households in Malaysia using data from the 2005-2006 Malaysian Household Expenditures Survey. Heckman's sample selection analysis was used to obtain consistent (unbiased) empirical estimates for the regression equation of gambling expenditures in the presence of censoring (observed zeros) in the dependent variable. Marginal effects were also calculated to further explore the effects of socio-demographic variables on the probability and levels of gambling expenditures. The results indicated that non-Muslim households in Malaysia who are more likely to participate and spend more in gambling include Chinese, affluent, male-headed, younger and non-white collar households. Specifically, households of Chinese descent have higher gambling probabilities and expenditures than Indians and those of other ethnic backgrounds. While education reduces and age increases the likelihood and expenditures of gambling among Chinese households, these effects are non-extant for Indians and other ethnic groups. Higher income and male-headed households were more likely to partake and have higher expenditures in gambling among all non-Muslim ethnic groups. Finally, Chinese and Indian households headed by a white-collar worker have lower gambling likelihoods and unconditional expenditures than their blue-collar cohorts. Based on these results, several anti-gambling policies were suggested to target those more likely to participate and spend more in gambling activities.

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“…In contrast, pathological gamblers in any racial and ethnic group in the United States (White, Black, Native American, Asian, or Hispanic) were more engaged in casino gambling than in non-casino gambling (Alegría, et al, 2009). In addition, undocumented Mexican immigrants in New York City who had lived in the United States for a longer period of time were more likely to have gambled at all than those who had more recently immigrated (Momper, Nandi, Ompad, Delva, & Galea, 2009). On the other hand, Wardman, el-Guebaly, and Hodgins (2001) found the Native American population was more likely to have problem or pathological gambling when compared to the general non-Native American population.…”

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Comparison between Immigrant and Spanish Native-Born Pathological Gambling Patients

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The study compared clinical, psychopathological, and personality profiles between immigrants and Spanish native-born pathological gambling patients. A total of 1,601 native-born and 133 immigrant patients attending treatment at a specialized hospital unit were administered a battery of questionnaires during clinical assessment. Outcome measures were compared between both groups and the incremental predictive accuracy of the area of origin was examined using a regression model. Native-born Spaniards showed a mean 2.6 yr. greater duration of the disorder, while immigrants scored higher on South Oaks Gambling Screen, frequency of going to casinos, and total money spent (in a single day and/or to recover losses). General psychopathology and personality scores did not differ between the cohorts. However, immigration from Asia had a statistically significantly incremental validity for pathological gambling in South Oaks Gambling Screen scores. Both cohorts shared more similarities than differences in their gambling profiles.

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The Prevalence and Types of Gambling Among Undocumented Mexican Immigrants in New York City

Abstract: There is a need to further explore both the prevalence and the severity of gambling amongst the growing population of undocumented Mexican immigrants in the U.S.

Cited by 14 publications

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Problem gambling among ethnic minorities: results from an epidemiological study

Problem gambling among ethnic minorities: results from an epidemiological study

Socio‐demographic determinants of gambling participation and expenditures: evidence from Malaysia

Comparison between Immigrant and Spanish Native-Born Pathological Gambling Patients

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