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ArticleJournal of gambling studies2018

Public Awareness and Practice of Responsible Gambling in Macao.

Kwok-Kit Tong, Eva P W Hung, Caren M W Lei, Anise M S Wu

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Article in Journal of gambling studies, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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Kwok-Kit TongDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macao, China.
Eva P W HungDepartment of Social Science, Hang Seng Management College, Hong Kong, China.
Caren M W LeiDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macao, China.
Anise M S WuDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macao, China. anisewu@umac.mo.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8174-6581

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University of Macau MYRG2014-00018-FSSUniversity of Macau MYRG2015-00213-FSS
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Responsible gambling (RG) is a relatively new concept to the Macao gambling industry. Although recent studies reported a heightened public awareness of RG, the prevalence of disordered gambling is still high. This discrepancy may suggest an existing gap between RG awareness and gambling practices, pinpointing aspects that need to be improved by different RG stakeholders. The gap may be attributable to people's limited knowledge toward practices favoring RG. To explore means for enhancing the RG campaign, we studied Macao residents' interpretation and adoption of RG practices. In Study 1, a random community sample was collected to assess the extent to which common RG practices were adopted. Results suggested that there was a fair proportion of gamblers not adhering to them and gambling disorder tendency was related to the adoption of RG practices. It implied a successful promotion of RG practices may reduce gambling problems. In Study 2, focus group discussions were conducted to explore how RG was conceptualized. Twenty-five participants (including 11 casino employees) took part in four focus group interviews. All participants were aware of RG but their knowledge of RG practices was limited. Very few of them were able to identify major practices such as putting constraints on gambling amount and time and the application for self-exclusion. We argue that future RG promotion needs to be more specific and behavior-oriented and it should also address various procedural concerns on how RG practices can be implemented.

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AwarenessAdultBehavior, AddictiveFemaleGamblingHumansMacauMalePrevalenceSelf-ControlSurveys and QuestionnairesChineseGambling behaviorsGambling disorderResponsible gambling

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