Futures at Stake

by Shaffer, Howard J.; Hall, Matthew N.; Vander Bilt, Joni; George, Elizabeth; Cummings, Thomas N.

• ISBN13: 9780874173680
• ISBN10: 087417368X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-07-01
• Publisher: Univ of Nevada Pr

Summary

The widespread legalization of gambling across the U.S. has produced concerns for serious social, economic, and health problems. For the first time in this country, an entire generation of young people has reached adulthood within a context of approval and endorsement of gambling as a source of entertainment and recreation. Compared with their adult counterparts, these young people have evidenced a higher level of gambling-related problems. In "Futures at Stake, specialists in psychology, medicine, law, public health, economics, casino management, psychiatry, and criminal justice examine this problem from the perspective of their various disciplines, producing an intelligent, thought-provoking, and valuable survey of what is fast becoming a leading social-health problem across the nation. The chapters range from discussions of the pathology and treatment of gambling addictions, the legal ramifications of youth gambling, and the social and economic impacts of this problem to the efforts of the casino industry to limit access and appeal to juveniles, future prosp

Author Biography

Tom Brosig, original founder and president of Grand Casinos Terry Crites, associate professor and chairman of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Northern Arizona University Thomas N. Cummings, past executive director and founder of the Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling Inc. William R. Eadington, professor of economics and director of the Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming at the University of Nevada, Reno Joanna Franklin, president of the Maryland Council on Compulsive Gambling Elizabeth M. George, chief executive officer of the North American Training Institute and associate editor for program features for the Journal of Gambling Studies Matthew N. Hall, project manager of the Harvard Medical School Division on Addictions' Project on Gambling and Health Durand F. Jacobs, professor of medicine (psychiatry) at the Loma Linda University Medical School Henry R. Lesieur, president of the Rhode Island Institute for Problem Gambling Joseph D. Malone, chairman of the Massachusetts Lottery Commission I. Nelson Rose, professor at Whittier Law School Sirgay Sanger, past president of the National Council on Problem Gambling Philip G. Satre, chairman of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. Howard J. Shaffer, associate professor at Harvard Medical School, director of the Harvard Medical School Division on Addictions, and editor of the Journal of Gambling Studies Eric Turner, senior vice-president of State Street Corporation and past executive director of the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission Lisa Vagge, clinical researcher focusing on initiation to gambling among youth Joni Vander Bilt, research associate at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic Wayne Yorke, director of Yorke Psychological Services and past director of the Eastern Region of the Nova Scotia Department of Health Drug Dependency Darryl Zitzow, clinical psychologist with the Indian Health Service within the Bemidji Area Offices of Northern Minnesota Howard J. Shaffer is associate professor and director of the Division on Addictions at Harvard Medical School, editor of The Journal of Gambling Studies Matthew N. Hall was a research associate at the Harvard Medical School Division on Addictions and is project manager of the Division on Addictions' Project on Gambling and Health Joni Vander Bilt is a research associate at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the area of dementia and geriatric epidemiology Elizabeth M. George is chief executive officer of the Minnesota-based North American Training Institute, has served on the National Center for Responsible Gaming Advisory Board, and is associate editor for program features for the Journal of Gambling Studies

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	ix
Foreword
Thomas N. Cummings	xi
Preface
Elizabeth George	xiii
Acknowledgments	xv
Introduction Youth and Gambling: Creating a Legacy of Risk
Howard J. Shaffer, Matthew Hall, Joni Vander Bilt, and Lisa Vagge	1	(24)
Chapter One The Emergence of Gambling Among Youth: The Prevalence of Underage Lottery Use and the Impact of Gambling
Howard Shaffer	25	(14)
Chapter Two American Indian Gaming
Darryl Zitzow	39	(10)
Chapter Three Gambling in Canada: History, Economics, and Public Health
Wayne M. Yorke	49	(14)
Chapter Four What Are My Chances? Using Probability and Number Sense to Educate Teens About the Mathematical Risks of Gambling
Terry W. Crites	63	(21)
Chapter Five Youth-Gambling Treatment Issues
Sirgay Sanger	84	(16)
Chapter Six Gambling in a Familial Context
Joni Vander Bilt and Joanna Franklin	100	(26)
Chapter Seven Underage Gambling and the Law®
I. Nelson Rose	126	(64)
Chapter Eight Economic, Social, and Policy Observations on Youth Gambling
William R. Eadington	190	(9)
Chapter Nine Youth Gambling: The Casino Industry's Responsibility
Philip G. Satre	199	(9)
Chapter Ten A Personal View from the Gaming Industry: Recognizing a Problem, Working Toward a Solution
Tom Brosig	208	(11)
Chapter Eleven Social Policy and Youth Gambling: Perspectives from the Public Sector
Joseph D. Malone and Eric M. Turner	219	(9)
Chapter Twelve Adolescent Gambling Research: The Next Wave
Henry R. Lesieur	228	(28)
Epilogue Juvenile Gambling in North America: Considering Past Trends and Future Prospects
Durand F. Jacobs	256	(27)
Appendix The North American Think Tank on Youth Gambling Issues: A Blueprint for Responsible Public Policy in the Management of Compulsive Gambling
Howard J. Shaffer, Elizabeth M. George, and Thomas N. Cummings	283	(21)
Contributors	304	(7)
Index	311