The Proportion of Gaming Revenue Derived from Problem Gamblers: Examining the Issues in a Canadian Context

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dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Robert J.
dc.contributor.authorWood, Robert T.
dc.date.accessioned2007-07-17T22:56:24Z
dc.date.available2007-07-17T22:56:24Z
dc.date.issued2004-12
dc.descriptionPermission to include this article in the Alberta Gaming Research Institute's online collection has been purchased from Blackwell Publishing Ltd.en
dc.description.abstractThe legitimacy of government-sponsored gambling and its continued expansion depends in part on the impact that gambling has on society and the extent to which gambling revenue is derived from vulnerable individuals. The purpose of the present article is to try to establish a valid estimate of the proportion of gaming revenue derived from problem gamblers in Canada. Using recent secondary data collected in eight Canadian provinces, we estimate this proportion to be 23.1%, compared to a problem gambling prevalence rate of 4.2%. This estimate must be seen as tentative, however, as self-reported expenditures are 2.1 times higher than actual provincial gaming revenues.en
dc.description.peer-reviewYes
dc.description.sponsorshipAlberta Gaming Research Instituteen
dc.identifier.citationWilliams, R. J., & Wood, R. T. (2004). The proportion of gaming revenue derived from problem gamblers: Examining the issues in a Canadian context. Analyses of Social Issues & Public Policy, 4(1), 1-13.en
dc.identifier.issn1530-2415
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/373
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Limiteden
dc.publisher.departmentSociology
dc.publisher.facultySchool of Health Sciences
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Science
dc.subjectgamblersen
dc.subjectgamblingen
dc.subjectrevenueen
dc.titleThe Proportion of Gaming Revenue Derived from Problem Gamblers: Examining the Issues in a Canadian Contexten
dc.typeArticleen
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