Casino staff in Macau may gamble less often than local residents

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Author(s): Zeng, Zhonglu ; Forrest, David ; Kalé, Sudhir H.

Journal: Journal of Gambling Studies

Year Published: 2021

Date Added: February 18, 2021

The researchers compared the gambling behaviours of casino staff and local residents in Macau in the past year and when they first started casino gambling. They determined if the exposure or adaptation hypothesis explained the participants’ responses to gambling opportunities. 230 casino staff and 169 Macau residents completed a survey either online or in face-to-face interviews. The survey results suggested that many participants gambled at the same frequency or less often than before. Also, casino staff gambled less than Macau residents. Thus, working in a casino in Macau does not make people more likely to have gambling problems. The adaptation hypothesis explains how people in Macau respond to gambling opportunities.

Citation: Zeng, Z., Forrest, D., & Kale S. H. (2021). A study of adaptive gambling behavior of casino employees in Macau. Journal of Gambling Studies, 37(2), 351-367. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-020-09934-5

Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-020-09934-5

Keywords: adaptation ; casino employees ; exposure ; gambling frequency ; gambling involvement ; time use

Conceptual Framework Factors: Exposure - Adaptation ; Exposure - Gambling Setting ; Social - Social Demographics ; Gambling Exposure ; Social Factors

Study Design: Observational: Cross-sectional

Geographic Coverage: China, Macau

Study Population: Casino staff in Macau and Macau residents who were 21 years of age or older and had experience gambling in a casino. (N=230 casino employees and 169 Macau residents)

Sampling Procedure: Purposive sampling – participants completed a survey either online or in person at public places in Macau in 2018. The online survey was conducted through SurveyMonkey.

Study Funding:

This study was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Science and Technology Development Fund of Macao.