Seniors and Casino Gambling: Experiences of Play and Managing Risk

• Seniors and Casino Gambling

• Author / Creator

  Petruik, Courtney R

• This study explored how seniors experience casino gambling and how
  they manage risks associated with casino play. The research focused on the
  patterns of seniors’ casino gambling, the purposes given for play, how seniors
  perceive and manage risk associated with casino gambling, and whether any of
  the above varied by gender. The study sample consisted of ten senior casino
  gamblers who resided in assisted living communities in Edmonton, Alberta, and
  one casino employee. I interviewed the 11 participants face-to-face. This study
  also included observations of senior casino gamblers whom I did not interview.
  The purpose of the research was to develop understanding about how seniors
  manage casino gambling risk and to generate questions for future research in this
  area. I used the theory of Successful Aging (Rowe & Kahn, 1997) to explicate the
  findings.

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Seniors
  • Casino
  • Problem Gambling
  • Gambling
  • Assisted Living Communities
  • Risk
  • Edmonton
  • Alberta
  • Casino Gambling
  • Recreation
  • Gambling Risk
  • Older Adults

• Graduation date

  Spring 2012

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Master of Arts

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R3ND8X

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.