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Gambling and vulnerable groups

Dr Keis Ohtsuka

  1. The meanings of gambling among senior gamblers in Hong Kong were investigated using semi-structured interviews based on an ethnographic approach. 18 senior gamblers (10 men; 8 women) over the age of 55 years w...

    Authors: Keis Ohtsuka and Chi Chuen Chan
    Citation: Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health 2014 4:4
  2. 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...

    Authors: Keis Ohtsuka
    Citation: Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health 2013 3:9
  3. 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.”...

    Authors: Chi Chuen Chan and Keis Ohtsuka
    Citation: Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health 2013 3:6
  4. 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...

    Authors: Helen Breen, Nerilee Hing and Ashley Gordon
    Citation: Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health 2013 3:4
  5. 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...

    Authors: Elisabeth Papineau
    Citation: Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health 2013 3:3
  6. 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...

    Authors: Henry H Y Tong and David Chim
    Citation: Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health 2013 3:2
  7. 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...

    Authors: Matthew Stevens and Kate Golebiowska
    Citation: Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health 2013 3:1