Futures At Stake: Youth, Gambling, And Society

Index

Index ABC. See Antecedent Behavior Consequence model of research aboriginal youth gambling in Canada, 265 abuse. See family violence acting out, 88 addiction: to anticipation, 87–88; gambling as object of, 10–11, 43; Jacobs’s General Theory of Addictions, 268. See also pathological gambling adolescence: and acting out, 88; and addiction to anticipation, 87–88; and attraction of quick solutions, 85; and belief in magic and omnipotence, 191–92, 195; developmental issues of, 58, 84–85, 146, 191–94; developmentally delayed adolescents, 86–87; and guilt and shame, 94–95; and memory and identity deficits, 87; and oppositional behavior, 97; and pseudostupidity, 86; values and attitudes of youth, 193–94, 266; violence and abuse against adolescents, 105. See also youth gambling adult gambling. See gambling advertising: focus of, on legal-age audiences, 205, 299; and Harrah’s Project 21, 246; for lottery, 3, 26, 221, 224, 259. See also media Africa. See specific countries African Americans. See blacks AGA. See American Gaming Association age limits for alcohol use, 135, 136, 141, 147, 148, 271 age limits for gambling: and American Indian gaming, 133, 137–38, 143, 155–56, 157, 166, 169, 172, 173–74, 182n33; in Canada, 140, 148, 149, 150–51; casino industry’s response to, 200–201; conclusion on, 146–47; considerations on setting limits, 132–34; in countries outside of U.S., 135, 148–51; and danger, 135–38, 146–47; enforcement of, 138–45, 182–83n43, 221, 225–26, 284, 295–96; and Harrah’s Project 21, 20, 101, 201–5, 246; introduction to, 126–30; politics and history of, 134–35, 147–48; problems with, 130–32; public policy on, 195–96; state laws on, 151–80; and underage winners and losers, 139, 145–46, 183n43 age limits for marriage, 134, 181n20 age of onset for youth gambling, 35, 100–101, 260–62, 264, 270–71 Aid to Families with Dependent Children, 41 Alabama, 151, 153 Alaska, 153–54 Alberta, Canada, 56, 265, 276 alcohol use/abuse: and addiction, 11, 43; and adult gambling, 262; age limits for alcohol use, 135, 136, 141, 147, 148, 182n42, 271; age of onset for alcohol use, 261; and American Indians, 42, 43, 45, 209; and drunk driving, 128, 136, 147; and family violence, 111; and immediate gratification, 85; by parents, 97, 110–11; prevention programs for, 13, 14; relationship between violence, pathological gambling and, 110–11; and youth gambling, 27, 34, 243, 262, 266 Alcoholics Anonymous, 114 Amati, B. H., 230, 243 ambivalent thinking and treatment, 94 American Gaming Association (AGA), 205, 217 American Indian gaming: and age limits for gambling, 133, 137–38, 143, 155–56, 157, 166, 169, 172, 173–74, 182n33; and alcoholism, 42, 43, 45, 209; background on, 39–40; and compulsive gambling research, 42–46; and crime, 41; and education and prevention programs, 45–47; flaws in research on, 45–46; future research on, 46; and Internet and telephone lotteries, 159; law on and legal categories of, 40, 42, 63–64; negative consequences of, 41–45; and New Mexico gambling laws, 171; and New York gambling laws, 171–72; and Oregon gambling laws, 173–74; positive consequences of, 40–41, 46; prevalence studies on compulsive gambling, 43–45, 241; recommendations on, 46–47; regulation of, 40, 42; and risk factors for compulsive gambling, 42–43, 209; statistics on and revenue from, 40, 63–64; traditional forms of, 39, 40; and Washington gambling laws, 178 American Psychiatric Association, 4–5, 108, 110, 236 Americans with Disabilities Act, 275 Andersen, K., 63, 64 Antecedent Behavior Consequence (ABC) model of research, 248–49 anticipation, addiction to, 87–88 Antigua and Barbuda, 148 APO. See Assessment Prevention Outcome agenda Arcuri, A. F., 27, 230 Argentina, 148 Arizona: American Indian casinos in, 63, 137–38; gambling laws in, 137–38, 154; lottery in, 64 Arkansas, 155 Aruba, 148 Asia. See specific countries Asians, 265 assessment instruments, 12, 31–32, 107, 236–37, 240, 250 Assessment Prevention Outcome (APO) agenda, 249–50 AT&T, 205 Atkin, K., 231 Atlantic City. See New Jersey Atlantic Lotto, 52–53 Aucoin, Preston, 128 Australia, 150, 151 Austria, 149 Autotote, 156 Bahamas, 135, 148, 149 Baldwin, James, 1 Belgium, 149 B-endorphin, 10 Bentall, R. P., 240 Bergler, Edmund, 42, 191–92, 195 Berman, Linda, 300 betting. See gambling; youth gambling betting rings, 232–33, 249 bicycle races, 171 bingo: and American Indians, 39, 40, 43, 44; attitudes on, 181n18, 211; in Canada, 52, 53; state laws on, 136, 151...