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加拿大温莎大学为了区分病态赌博与正常赌博的区别，招赌徒，每个人给$60.
U of W study offers gamblers $60 reward
Sonja Puzic, The Windsor Star
Published: Monday, August 18, 2008
A University of Windsor researcher is hoping to better understand the differences between problem gamblers and those who can keep their gambling under control with a new study.
Psychology professor Alan Scoboria is looking for participants to join a study entitled Thoughts About Gambling, which will be based on interviews with people who have not experienced financial or emotional difficulties due to their gambling in the past year.
"We have a long-established program that studies problem gambling here at the university and this will help us examine how people think about gambling, and the differences between problem gamblers and non-problem gamblers," Scoboria said in an interview.
University of Windsor professor Alan Scoboria is conducting a study on gambling.View Larger Image View Larger Image
University of Windsor professor Alan Scoboria is conducting a study on gambling.
Dan Janisse, The Windsor Star
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Windsor-Essex residents are exposed to gambling through the casino at Caesars Windsor, Windsor Raceway and bingo halls in the area. Scoboria said gambling has been a hot topic in the region for years.
He said about four per cent of Ontario residents are considered to have "a moderate to high" gambling problem but many of them do not seek treatment.
"Gambling is often a very secret thing. Many people don't want to talk about it or admit that they have a problem," Scoboria said.
"Treatments are available in Windsor and all over ... but maybe there isn't that much awareness about it. (Gambling) is a much newer phenomenon than, say, alcoholism and drug addictions."
Scoboria said he expects the results of his latest study will be released by spring of next year. He is hoping to interview about 80 people, men and women aged 35 and older who gamble once a month or more.
Volunteers will be asked to participate in a two-hour interview at the university and complete questionnaires about their gambling. For the purpose of the study, the researchers are defining gambling as playing a game involving wagering, which can include lotteries, slot machines, casino table games, internet gambling and sports betting.
Chosen participants will be compensated $60.
For more information, contact study co-ordinator Dana Shapero at [email protected] or phone 519-567-9742. |
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