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Petruik, Courtney Rae.

Seniors and casino gambling: Experiences of play and managing risk.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Seniors and casino gambling: Experiences of play and managing risk.
Author:	Petruik, Courtney Rae.
Description:	139 p.
Notes:	Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 51-03.
Notes:	Adviser: Stephen Kent.
Contained By:	Masters Abstracts International51-03(E).
Subject:	Sociology, Theory and Methods.
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=MR89979
ISBN:	9780494899793

Seniors and casino gambling: Experiences of play and managing risk.
Petruik, Courtney Rae.

Seniors and casino gambling: Experiences of play and managing risk. - 139 p.

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 51-03.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta (Canada), 2012.

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.

ISBN: 9780494899793Subjects--Topical Terms:

212588
Sociology, Theory and Methods.

Seniors and casino gambling: Experiences of play and managing risk.
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