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8/9/2008: Manitoba gambling patterns
Most adult Manitobans gamble, and most consider it entertainment — but the number of “moderate risk” gamblers has doubled over the last five years, according to a new study by the Addictions Foundation of Manitoba.
More than 85 per cent of Manitobans have gambled at least once in the past year, which is about average in Canada, according to the study, released Thursday.
The most popular forms of gambling in the province are raffles and fundraising tickets and lottery tickets, with about 75 per cent of survey respondents indicating they had played.
Video lottery terminals were also popular, with 28 per cent playing in the last year, and casino slot machines, at 24 per cent.
As of 2008 the population of Manitoba was 1,196,291.
14% of Manitoba residents do not gamble, 10% are classified as low risk, 4.7% as moderate risk and 1.4% are problem gamblers. The study noted the number of problem gamblers has remained consistent since a similar study in 2001, but the number of moderate gamblers had doubled. The study also found women are becoming as addicted to gambling as men.
Women are also catching up to men in other addictions, such as alcohol and drugs, Borody said.
Problem gamblers are more likely to be between the ages of 18 and 24, from a lower income bracket, single and have less education compared with their non-gambling counterparts, the study suggests.
Overall, the at-risk and problem gambling rates are slightly higher than the Canadian provincial average, but comparable to the average figures in the Prairie provinces.
A total of 6,007 Manitoba adults, 18 years and over, participated in the telephone survey in the spring of 2006 to obtain the study’s results. The margin of error for the sample is plus or minus 1.29 per cent, 19 times out of 20.
From CBC Manitoba (http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2008/08/07/gambling.html)
Where are Manitobans gambling?
Raffle/fundraising tickets 75.3%
Lottery tickets 74.4%
Scratch tickets/instant win 41.7%
Video lottery terminals 27.7%
Slots in a casino 23.9%
Card games not in casino 18.0%
Bingo 12.9%
Sports pools 12.2%
Horse races 7.3%
Sport Select 6.6%
Dice/card games in a casino 6.4%
Outcome of professional sports 6.1%
Internet gambling 1.5%
Other forms of gambling 1.3%
Sports with a bookie 0.2%
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba Gambling studies and treatment (http://www.afm.mb.ca/AFM%20Library/gambling.htm)
Administrator
August 11th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Families of addicted VLT / slot machines /pokies all are likely to feel the same way .. they are made to suffer for the actions of the person playing, and the laws that make it illegal to fish without a licence do nothing to make the player accountable to the family for the financial and emotional loss created.
In Australia, Duty of Care Inc. has organised a public march on Sunday 24 August 2008 to coincide with Day 1 of the Australasian Gaming Expo in Darling Harbour NSW. A supporter of their work, Daviidv, has created a series of infomercials about the “Silent Scream March” and a blueprint for introducing smart chip cards that control the level of spend on machines while retaining the right to play based on affordibility for a player.
The infomercials can be found at
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=akadaviidv
We are trying to raise the profile of the march to ensure the maximum number of people can attend and let the Government and the manufacturers and venues know we are demanding an end to the madness. The battle is as epic as Erin Brockovich to take on a billion dollar industry, but she did it, and so can we. Please use whatever connections you have to get this story of the fight and blueprint for smart cards into the news so it goes Global.
Thankyou
Daviidv
September 7th, 2009 at 1:59 am
Thank you for this information. You must have worked very hard in fact gathering.
Your statistical percentages of how your area population has been affected by gambeling raises questions as to the accuracy of your study.
You mentioned your population was 1,196,291 and you had surveyed 6007 adults over eighteen years of age. You did not give information as to the demographics of your overall population.
What is the age breakdown of your population? Children, teenagers, young adults, mature and seniors. The gender is also needed. How many of them are married, divorced, disabled? How many were active are active in a religion? What are the primary type of dwellings in your area? Apartments, homes, farms? Do you have a minimum age for gamblers? Your survey did not include anyone under the age of eighteen. You do not mention the subject. Are you aware of this problem?.
You claim the problem gamblers are 1.4%,of your study group. 18-24, low income, under educated compared to non-gamblers. You have not provided any data to support that claim. Was your study group set up demographicly to match the population or did you simply conduct the study based on who would answer the survey? There is no data citing the variables of each group when compared to one another.
California did a study and the group of problem gamblers was very different. Please give support with your studies that show how you reached the conclusion you reported. . What was the age breakdown of the study group? The gender? 1.4% of your group is 84 people. Of your population 16,748. No information was presented in your statistics confirming your statements. Good luck on your next Study