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Erschienen in: Journal of Gambling Studies 4/2006

01.12.2006 | Original Paper

Motives and Methods of Under-Age Casino Gamblers

verfasst von: David Giacopassi, B. Grant Stitt, Mark Nichols

Erschienen in: Journal of Gambling Studies | Ausgabe 4/2006

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Abstract

Numerous studies have documented that under-age gambling is quite common. The present study employs interviews of 48 university students who gambled under-age to determine the motives and methods associated with casino gambling by minors. The information gathered in these interviews indicates that access to casinos is easily attained, that the risk of exposure once gambling is minimal, and the motivations of under-age gamblers differ in important ways from that of adults, as access to alcohol, accompanying parents, and the desire to experience the “forbidden fruit” of casino gambling are commonly mentioned motivations by under-age gamblers.
Fußnoten
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Gambling by minors is prohibited in Tunica, Mississippi. The Mississippi Code Annotated (75–76–155) states that (1) “A person under the age of twenty-one (21) years shall not: (a) Play, be allowed to play, place wagers, or collect winnings, whether personally or through an agent, from any gaming authorized under this chapter. (2) Any licensee, employee, dealer or other person who violates or permits the violation of any of the provisions of this section, and any person under twenty-one (21) years of age who violates any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned in the county jail not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Mississippi Code Annotated, accessed through Lexis–Nexis, 8–5–05).
 
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Percentages total more than one hundred percent due to multiple responses from the interviewees.
 
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Metadaten
Titel
Motives and Methods of Under-Age Casino Gamblers
verfasst von
David Giacopassi
B. Grant Stitt
Mark Nichols
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2006
Erschienen in
Journal of Gambling Studies / Ausgabe 4/2006
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-3602
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-006-9026-4

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