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The gambling behavior of indigenous Australians
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Hing N
; Breen H
; Gordon A
; Russell A
J Gambl Stud
2014[Jun]; 30
(2
): 369-86
PMID23338830
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The gambling activities of minority groups such as Indigenous peoples are usually
culturally complex and poorly understood. To redress the scarcity of information
and contribute to a better understanding of gambling by Indigenous people, this
paper presents quantitative evidence gathered at three Australian Indigenous
festivals, online and in several Indigenous communities. With support from
Indigenous communities, the study collected and analyzed surveys from 1,259
self-selected Indigenous adults. Approximately 33 % of respondents gambled on
card games while 80 % gambled on commercial gambling forms in the previous year.
Gambling participation and involvement are high, particularly on electronic
gaming machines (EGMs), the favorite and most regular form of gambling. Men are
significantly more likely to participate in gambling and to gamble more
frequently on EGMs, horse/dog races, sports betting and instant scratch tickets.
This elevated participation and frequency of gambling on continuous forms would
appear to heighten gambling risks for Indigenous men. This is particularly the
case for younger Indigenous men, who are more likely than their older
counterparts to gamble on EGMs, table games and poker. While distinct differences
between the gambling behaviors of our Indigenous sample and non-Indigenous
Australians are apparent, Australian Indigenous behavior appears similar to that
of some Indigenous and First Nations populations in other countries. Although
this study represents the largest survey of Indigenous Australian gambling ever
conducted in New South Wales and Queensland, further research is needed to extend
our knowledge of Indigenous gambling and to limit the risks from gambling for
Indigenous peoples.