OriginalPaper
The study examined the harmful effects of casino gambling in Korean society from economic and psychosocial perspectives. Interviews with gambling addicts were conducted in order to gain insight into the impact...
Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health 2014 2:BF03342123
Published on: 12 February 2014
OriginalPaper
Gambling has been a legalized industry in Macao since 1847 and it is now the largest casino city in the world in terms of gross gaming revenue. However, no governmental efforts to control gambling-related harm...
Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health 2014 2:BF03342125
Published on: 12 February 2014
OriginalPaper
The study examined the harmful effects of casino gambling in Korean society from economic and psychosocial perspectives. Interviews with gambling addicts were conducted in order to gain insight into the impact...
Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health 2014 2:BF03342123
Published on: 12 February 2014
OriginalPaper
This paper examines the prevalence of gambling and problem gambling among people of Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi cultural backgrounds living in Great Britain. Information was gathered from the last two v...
Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health 2014 2:BF03342121
Published on: 12 February 2014
BriefCommunication
Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health 2014 2:BF03342128
Published on: 12 February 2014
OriginalPaper
This paper evaluates the impact of an awareness program for Asian casino employees. Contents of the program included the following topics: (1) Understanding the nature of casino games, and the notion of ‘rando...
Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health 2014 2:BF03342126
Published on: 12 February 2014
OriginalPaper
This study investigates the Legislative Councilors’ perceptions of gambling expansion and responsible gambling practices in Hong Kong. Employing quota sampling strategies, fourteen councilors were recruited to...
Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health 2014 2:BF03342124
Published on: 12 February 2014
OriginalPaper
This paper evaluates the impact of an awareness program for Asian casino employees. Contents of the program included the following topics: (1) Understanding the nature of casino games, and the notion of ‘rando...
Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health 2014 2:BF03342126
Published on: 12 February 2014
OriginalPaper
This study investigates the Legislative Councilors’ perceptions of gambling expansion and responsible gambling practices in Hong Kong. Employing quota sampling strategies, fourteen councilors were recruited to...
Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health 2014 2:BF03342124
Published on: 12 February 2014
OriginalPaper
This study investigated the pathway to development of problem gambling in treatment-seeking gamblers attending a self-help group in Hong Kong. A total of 17 problem gamblers (15 men, 2 women; aged from 22 to 5...
Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health 2014 2:BF03342122
Published on: 12 February 2014
BriefCommunication
Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health 2014 2:BF03342129
Published on: 12 February 2014
BriefCommunication
Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health 2014 2:BF03342128
Published on: 12 February 2014
Research article
There exists only a small number of empirical studies investigating the patterns of family violence in problem gambling populations, although some evidence exists that intimate partner violence and child abuse...
Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health 2013 3:13
Published on: 13 August 2013
Research article
Despite the range of free services available in Australia, few family and friends of people with problem gambling access them. Over recent years, the Australian gambling help service system has expanded to inc...
Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health 2013 3:12
Published on: 29 July 2013
Research article
Partners can be especially vulnerable to the negative effects of gambling problems, but little research has sought to understand partners’ experiences from their own unique perspectives. This qualitative inter...
Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health 2013 3:11
Published on: 20 June 2013
Research article
Gambling affects communities in many ways, yet relatively little research has investigated community level impacts of gambling in the context of Indigenous communities. To help address this gap in research, th...
Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health 2013 3:10
Published on: 4 April 2013
Research article
Despite an increase in social diversity in recent years, the role of culture in gambling cognition and behaviour is not fully understood. Qualitative interviews examined subjective views of Australian poker ma...
Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health 2013 3:9
Published on: 12 March 2013
Research article
The prior literature has suggested that gaming venue employees might be an at-risk group for developing gambling problems. A variety of occupational stressors and workplace factors were uncovered for causing t...
Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health 2013 3:7
Published on: 12 March 2013
Case study
This story expands our understanding with regards to the high risk of problem gambling on a policeman’s life.
Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health 2013 3:8
Published on: 12 March 2013
Research article
The aim of the present study was to understand the clinical and social construction of pathological gamblers in Macau. In Macau, they are called Paichai (扒仔), which literally means “to grab money from others.”...
Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health 2013 3:6
Published on: 1 March 2013
Case study
Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health 2013 3:5
Published on: 1 March 2013
Research article
This paper has two purposes. First, we examine crime associated with the consequences of card and commercial gambling by Indigenous Australians in two states, in north Queensland (QLD) and in northern New Sout...
Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health 2013 3:4
Published on: 26 February 2013
Research article
The Chinese have always been identified as gamblers, and they accept this. However, apart from state lotteries, the people of China have not been exposed to a situation where games have been legitimized and ma...
Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health 2013 3:3
Published on: 20 February 2013
Research article
There have been mixed research results when studying gambling problems in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities in Australia and internationally. This study tests the feasibility of using na...
Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health 2013 3:1
Published on: 20 February 2013
Research article
Will increased casino proximity lead to, or correlate with, an increased prevalence of problem gambling? This study aims to address this research question by conducting a systematic review in the potential rel...
Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health 2013 3:2
Published on: 20 February 2013
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