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Senior gambling — risk or reward?
Author(s)	Rupal Parekh, Carmen Morano
Journal title	Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 52, issue 7, 2009
Publisher	Routledge, 2009
Pages	pp 686-694
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Gambling ; Group activities ; Qualitative Studies ; United States of America.
Annotation	For a growing number of older adults, a day outing to a local casino has become one of the more enjoyable and accessible opportunities for socialization and entertainment. Unfortunately, for some older adults this growing pastime increases their risk for developing a gambling problem or, worse yet, a gambling addiction. The consequences of problematic gambling behaviours for individuals living on a fixed income require greater attention by social work researchers, practitioners, and providers of senior services. The development and implementation of a Gambling Education Workshop for older adults attending senior centres in a large metropolitan area, along with qualitative interviews with a sample of workshop participants, are reported in this article. Among the findings from this project are the needs for greater awareness of the risk factors associated with problematic gambling, as well as greater awareness among older adults about the consequences associated with gambling. (KJ).
Accession Number	CPA-101122204 A
Classmark	ET5: HW: 3DP: 7T
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