Thursday, August 8, 2013
Milford: What Foxwoods Did In Connecticut, How Many Lives Were Destroyed?
CasinoFreeMilford.com 31 July 2013
Should Milford Gamble on a Casino?
Research Institute on Addiction Concludes Living Within Ten Miles or Less of a Casino Doubles the Risk of Problem Gambling
Everyone in Milford Lives Less Than Four Miles from the Proposed Foxwoods Casino Site
Researchers at the Research Institute on Addiction (RIA) at the University of Buffalo have been studying the prevalence of problem gambling since the late 1990s. RIA’s research has included one of the first national gambling studies of its kind—funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)—that surveyed U.S. adults (18 and over) about their gambling and drinking habits. Data were collected from residents of all 50 states and D.C. The results include:
Over 80% of Americans gamble every year and 3 to 5% of Americans – 3 to 5 out of every 100 – have a gambling problem.
The growth of gambling opportunities throughout the country reflects a shift in the profile of gamblers to more female, older, poorer and less white than previously seen.
Problem drinkers are 23 times more likely to have a gambling problem than individuals without alcohol problems.
Research into youth problem gambling found that:
An estimated 750,000 of America’s youth – between the ages of 14 and 21 – are problem gamblers (they gamble more than intended or steal money to support gambling).
11% of youth gamble twice per week or more; 68% report gambling at least once in the past year.
Gambling activity was found to increase as youth age. For instance, as they transition from student life, start careers, move into independent living and marry, gambling increases with each major life change.
Problem gambling rates for adult and young males were identical, 4%. Adult female gambling rates were high, 3% when compared to young females, less than .1%.
An analysis of geographic factors found that:
Living within 10 miles or less of a casino doubles the risk of problem gambling.
Likewise, individuals living in a disadvantaged neighborhood have a 90% increase in the odds of being a problem or pathological gambler.
In a more recent study of problem gambling results demonstrate:
Problem gambling is considerably more common than alcohol dependence among U.S. adults (21 and older), even though alcohol dependence receives more attention.
Gambling, frequent gambling and problem gambling increases in frequency during the teen years, reaches its highest level in the 20s and 30s and then falls off among individuals over 70.
Frequent and problem gambling numbers rise as socioeconomic status (SES) declines; gambling involvement tends to decrease as SES rises.
All information quoted from the University of Buffalo Research Institute of Addictions "RIA Reading Others with Gambling Research" dated Spring 2012. Refer to: www.ria.buffalo.edu.
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