A Longitudinal Study: Casino Gambling Attitudes, Motivations, and Gambling Patterns Among Urban Elders

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 287-297

  Martin, Fayetta ^a   Lichtenberg, Peter A ^a   Templin, Thomas N ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Blacks; Gaming; Older adults; Slot machines; Urban elders

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84856405165     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-010-9202-4     Document Type: Article

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