Parlays and problems: sports gamblers' experiences of problem gambling progression

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dc.contributor.authorKostek, Riley
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education
dc.contributor.supervisorPiquette, Noëlla
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-08T19:16:19Z
dc.date.available2022-08-08T19:16:19Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractWidespread legalization of sports gambling in North America is changing the Canadian gambling landscape at a historic rate. The potential impacts of these changes on sports gambling progression are not fully understood. This thesis explores the lived experiences of Sports Betting Problem Gamblers to shed light on factors influencing gambling progression and the impacts sports gambling has on their lives. A narrative inquiry methodology was employed and interviews were conducted with five Sports Betting Problem Gamblers to generate individual narrative accounts. Six threads emerged from the participants’ narratives: 1) significant early childhood gambling experiences, and 2) an everlasting relationship with sports, 3) complex motivations for sports gambling, 4) varying perceptions of harm, 5) dynamic sports gambling behaviour, and 6) impacts of cultural, institutional, and psychological factors. This study contributes to a more nuanced definition of what it means to be a Sports Betting Problem Gambler and understanding the fluid, contemplative, and complicated ways in which sports gambling is experienced by individuals.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/6307
dc.language.isoen_CAen_US
dc.proquest.subject0525
dc.proquest.subject0573
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education
dc.publisher.facultyEducation
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education)
dc.subjectProblem gambling
dc.subjectSports gambling
dc.subjectSports betting problem gambling
dc.subjectLived experience
dc.subjectNarrative research
dc.subjectNarrative inquiry
dc.subjectSports gambling progression
dc.subjectSports wagering
dc.subjectGambling harms
dc.subject.lcshCompulsive gambling
dc.subject.lcshSports betting
dc.subject.lcshNarrative inquiry (Research method)
dc.subject.lcshDissertations, Academic
dc.titleParlays and problems: sports gamblers' experiences of problem gambling progressionen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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