Talking about Casino Gambling: Community Voices from Boston Chinatown
This presentation summarizes a study of casino gambling behavior of residents and workers in Boston Chinatown.
The aim of the study was to learn about the trajectory and life context of individual participants’ gambling activity, including how individual participants describe their motivation, nature, and frequency of gambling, and its effects on self and family.
The research was conducted by a university-based research team in partnership with the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, and with the assistance of the Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling.
By the end of this session, participants should be able to:
- Understand features of gambling behavior and problems, including risk and protective factors, by interpreting interviews of workers and residents in Boston Chinatown.
- Examine social determinants of gambling problems or addiction, including poverty, job stress, social isolation, and lack of healthy recreational alternatives.
- Understand the benefits of family-based counseling approaches to address gambling problems in this population.
Presenters
Carolyn Wong, Research Associate
Institute for Asian American Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston
Yoyo Yau, Director of Programs
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center (BCNC)
Discussant:
Victor Ortiz, Director
Office of Problem Gambling Services, Department of Public Health (DPH)
Details
Wednesday, October 21, 2020, noon-1:00PM
Online via Zoom (please register to receive the Zoom link and password).
Registration
All are welcome to attend. Please register here.
This event is provided free of charge, and was supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Award Number UL1TR002544. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH.