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Gambling Preferences Across Age Groups (89014)
Session Chair: Xavier Noel
Thursday, 27 March 2025 16:55
Session: Session 5
Room: Room 703 (7F)
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Gambling is a popular recreational activity across generations. The aim of this study is to examine whether there are gambling preferences across age groups. Respondents were recruited from subway stations in Singapore. The survey found that 428 respondents had gambled in various games in the past 12 months. Lotteries or games involving chance were favoured by the older demographic segment. In all of the three popular lotteries in the country (i.e. 4D, Singapore Sweep, and TOTO), a larger proportion of respondents in the oldest group i.e. 50 years old and above, participated in these games (4D = 92.86%; Singapore Sweep = 32.14%; TOTO = 67.86%) as compared to respondents in the youngest group i.e. 29 years old or younger (4D = 46.39%, ² = 49.51, p < .01; Singapore Sweep = 6.08%, ² = 35.15, p < .01; TOTO = 39.16%, ² = 30.33, p < .01). In comparison, younger gamblers were more likely to participate in games with a social element such as mahjong and table games played in casinos (Social = 67.30%; Table = 24.72%) when compared to respondents in the oldest group (Social = 33.93%, ² = 43.28, p < .01; Table = 8.93%, ² = 17.65, p < .01). This suggests that there are gambling preferences across age groups.
Authors:
Ho Keat Leng, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
About the Presenter(s)
Dr Ho Keat Leng is a University Assistant Professor/Lecturer at National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan
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