Gambling and Minorities

Course overview

This course examines the role of race ethnicity and income as risk factors in problem gambling and Gambling Disorder (GD). The first article is an epidemiological sample of adults in New Jersey discussing race in Non-PG, low risk PG, moderate risk , high risk PG using variables of education, employment status, substance use, mental health, gambling frequency, preferred gambling venue, age genders, friends and family who gamble, health status in the last year, behavioral addictions, and gambling venue. The second article addresses the differences in risk factors by race/ethnicity and includes: demographics (age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, employment, annual household income), veteran status, marital status, homelessness, smoking, substance abuse, alcohol abuse, marijuana use, and lifetime gambling disorder diagnosis.