Soft forms of gambling: popularity, availability, and their risk level

Session Title

Poster Session

Presentation Type

Poster Presentation

Location

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

Start Date

24-5-2023 10:30 AM

End Date

24-5-2023 11:15 AM

Disciplines

Geographic Information Sciences | Human Geography | Place and Environment | Psychological Phenomena and Processes

Abstract

Presentation abstract:

Gambling has a significant impact on many aspects of social reality and has therefore long been a subject of interest for various scientific disciplines. However, research to date has generally focused on hard forms of gambling, while soft forms of gambling have been neglected. Yet these are the most widespread and accessible forms of gambling. The presented poster seeks to fully understand the phenomenon of gambling with varying degrees of social danger in the context of real life, i.e. particularly in its geographical and psychological context. On the basis of a systematic literature review, existing studies dealing with gambling and its impact on society were identified and analysed. On the basis of predefined keywords, publications dealing with this issue were selected from scientific databases. The authors' aim was to examine the existing studies and compare the different methods and approaches used.

Implication statements:

Citizens of post-communist countries experienced the coming of legal gambling as a more drastic shock than did those of Western countries. They were more overtly encouraged by the ideological environment to perceive it as a natural part of general liberal reform package. Young people are among vulnerable groups.

Keywords

gambling, young people, soft forms of gambling, risk level, legislative, availability

Author Bios

David Fiedor, Ph.D. is a senior lecturer in the Department of Geography at Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic. His research is focused on gambling issues, mainly the spatial aspects, and he uses statistical methods to study this global phenomenon in the Czech Republic. This Central European country represents the perfect site to study gambling in the environment of post-communist regime.

Filip Kovařík is a student in the Ph.D. program in Regional Geography. In his research and dissertation, he mainly focuses on the impact of gambling on social reality and the role of geography in its research.

Miloslav Šerý, Ph.D. is a geographer. He is experienced in the research on gambling since he participated in the research concerning development in gambling on a local level (municipalities) and the research focusing on attitudes toward gambling. He specializes in cultural and regional geography, perception of geographical space, and methodologically qualitative approaches in geographical research.

Jindřich Frajer, Ph.D. is a geographer who focuses on the issues concerning the various application of GIS methods and spatial analysis to geographical research. As a historical geographer, he is familiar with the issue of finding sources and analyzing them.

Miroslav Charvát, Ph.D. is a psychologist. He specializes in psychological research methodology and has considerable experience in both quantitative and qualitative data analysis. His expertise also lies in the construction and psychometric evaluation of questionnaires and psychological scales. His areas of research interest are adolescent risk behavior, selective and indicated prevention, substance abuse, and gambling.

Eva Aigelová, Ph.D. is a psychologist. She teaches addictology, internet consulting, and lectures courses on risk behavior prevention. She participates in projects and researches in the field of addictology and primary prevention.

Funding Sources

This study was funded by the Palacký University grant „Soft forms of gambling: popularity, availability, and risk level in relation to the development of gambling careers“ (JG_2023_003). The funding body had no involvement in any aspect of the research.

Competing Interests

None.

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May 24th, 10:30 AM May 24th, 11:15 AM

Soft forms of gambling: popularity, availability, and their risk level

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

Presentation abstract:

Gambling has a significant impact on many aspects of social reality and has therefore long been a subject of interest for various scientific disciplines. However, research to date has generally focused on hard forms of gambling, while soft forms of gambling have been neglected. Yet these are the most widespread and accessible forms of gambling. The presented poster seeks to fully understand the phenomenon of gambling with varying degrees of social danger in the context of real life, i.e. particularly in its geographical and psychological context. On the basis of a systematic literature review, existing studies dealing with gambling and its impact on society were identified and analysed. On the basis of predefined keywords, publications dealing with this issue were selected from scientific databases. The authors' aim was to examine the existing studies and compare the different methods and approaches used.

Implication statements:

Citizens of post-communist countries experienced the coming of legal gambling as a more drastic shock than did those of Western countries. They were more overtly encouraged by the ideological environment to perceive it as a natural part of general liberal reform package. Young people are among vulnerable groups.