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ArticleJournal of gambling studies2021

A Study of Adaptive Gambling Behavior of Casino Employees in Macau.

Zhonglu Zeng, David Forrest, Sudhir H Kale

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Article in Journal of gambling studies, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

Zhonglu ZengMacao Polytechnic Institute, Macau, SAR, China.
David ForrestUniversity of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Sudhir H KaleGamePlan Consultants, Gold Coast, Australia. skale@gameplanconsultants.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4412-3849
Gamesa (Spain) · ESMacao Polytechnic University · MOUniversity of Liverpool · GB

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (CN) 7171101069
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Two hypotheses have been advanced to explain gambling prevalence and addiction among various populations-the exposure hypothesis and the adaptation hypothesis. This study tests these hypotheses in the context of casino employees in Macau. In the etiology of gambling, casino employees have been considered a unique segment of the population. Employees working in casinos are probably more exposed to gambling stimuli than any other group. The findings suggest that indicators of heavy involvement in casino gambling among casino employees were no higher than among other residents of Macau. In terms of gambling frequency, casino employees actually gambled less often than the general adult population in Macau. These results are in contrast to results from studies of gaming venue employees in Australia and Canada. The differing findings are probably attributable to particularities of Macau discussed in the article.

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Adaptation, PsychologicalAdultBehavior, AddictiveGamblingHealth BehaviorHumansMacauMaleOccupational HealthPrevalenceRisk-TakingAdaptation hypothesisCasino employeesExposure hypothesisGambling durationGambling frequencyMacau

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PMID32060772
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