Hate the Game… Not the Player: A Statistical Analysis of the Characteristics of Pathological Gambling

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dc.contributor.advisorBell, Linda A., 1959-
dc.contributor.authorStennis, Cartier
dc.date.accessioned2007-02-28T20:17:19Z
dc.date.available2007-02-28T20:17:19Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this thesis is to examine the determinants of pathological gambling, in particular, the relationship, if any, between gaming activities and gambling behavior. The significance of this topic derives from the rapid growth of the gaming industry and the assertion by Walker (1996) that poker, blackjack, and bridge players are the minorities within Gamblers Anonymous, because the games they play require a real element of skill. A better understanding, therefore, of the determinants of pathological gambling might help dictate how legislation can preserve gambling as a controlled form of entertainment and simultaneously limit or eliminate its negative social and economic effects.
dc.description.sponsorshipHaverford College. Department of Economics
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10066/592
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rights.accessOpen Access
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/
dc.subject.lcshGambling
dc.subject.lcshGambling -- Psychological aspects
dc.subject.lcshGambling -- Economic aspects
dc.titleHate the Game… Not the Player: A Statistical Analysis of the Characteristics of Pathological Gambling
dc.typeThesis
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