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24. PROBLEM GAMBLING IN THE ASIAN-CANADIAN COMMUNITY IN CALGARY -- Project Approved 2002-03
Dr. Daniel Lai (Principal Investigator)
Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary
Research on problem gambling in visible minority populations is grossly lacking. This project explored the meaning of gambling and problem gambling among the Asian community (one of the largest visible minority groups in Canada) in Calgary. It also studied the impacts of socio-cultural factors that contribute to the problem.
Status (Complete):
Eighty qualitative interviews were completed with members of the Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese, South Asian, and Filipino communities in Calgary. In addition, focus groups for the South Asian, Filipino, and Chinese communities were also completed and analyzed. The results obtained for this study have served to promote better understanding of the cultural meanings, implications, and challenges facing several ethnic minority communities in Calgary. They will also prove valuable for larger-scale survey research that examines gambling in other ethnic communities.
Preliminary research findings were presented at the Alberta Gaming Research Institute’s Research Reveals poster exhibits in Calgary, Lethbridge and Edmonton which took place in October 2004. It is anticipated that two articles reporting on the completed research results will be published in scholarly peer-reviewed journals.
Scholarly Publications:
Lai, D. W. L (2006). Gambling and the older Chinese in Canada. Journal of Gambling Studies, 22(1), 121-141. doi:10.1007/s10899-005-9006-0
Poster Presentations:
Lai, D.W.L., Surood, S., & Johnson, T. (2007, March). Immigration status and gambling among Canadians. A poster presented at the 6th Annual Alberta Conference on Gambling Research: Addressing Gambling-Related Harm Through Evidence-Based Practices, March 29-31, 2007, Banff, Alberta.
Surood, S., & Lai, D.W.L. (2007, March). Participating in gambling activities by older South Asians in Calgary. A poster presented at the 6th Annual Alberta Conference on Gambling Research: Addressing Gambling-Related Harm Through Evidence-Based Practices, March 29-31, 2007, Banff, Alberta.
Lai, D.W.L. & Luk, P. (2005, March). Gambling in the Asian-Canadian community in Calgary. A poster presented at the 4th Annual Alberta Conference on Gambling Research, ‘Public Policy Implications of Gambling Research’, March 31 and April 1, Edmonton, Alberta.
Lai, D.W.L. & Luk, P. (2004, October). Gambling in the Asian-Canadian community in Calgary. Alberta Gaming Research Institute. A poster presented at the University of Calgary, October 23, Calgary, Alberta.
Lai, D.W.L. & Luk, P. (2004, October). Gambling in the Asian-Canadian community in Calgary. Alberta Gaming Research Institute. A poster presented at the University of Alberta, October 9, 2004, Edmonton, Alberta.
The Alberta Gaming Research Institute provides grant funding to support peer-endorsed academic investigations into many aspects of gambling research. The contents, recommendations, and findings of the associated research reports, posted on this website, represent the views of the researcher(s).
Last Updated: 07/04/05
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