Casino use by college students

Psychol Rep. 1996 Jun;78(3 Pt 1):899-906. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1996.78.3.899.

Abstract

College students' gambling behavior (N = 238) at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut was investigated using the South Oaks Gambling Screen. Of the 730 randomly sampled students, 238 returned usable questionnaires, a return rate of 32.5%. Only 35 (14.8%) of the students indicated having visited Foxwoods, of these, 26 (11% of the total) reported having gambled. Rates of problem were relatively low (6 students; 2.5%) and few underage students (3 students; 1.9%) reported using Foxwoods in the fall of 1994. As in other studies of casino gambling by students, slot machines and blackjack were the most frequent activities.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Connecticut / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Gambling / psychology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Sampling Studies
  • Students / psychology
  • Students / statistics & numerical data*