A Benchmark Study for Monitoring Exposure to New Gambling Opportunities: Final Report Scientific Content
| dc.contributor.author | Nelson, Sarah E. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Kleschinsky, John H. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | LaPlante, Debi A. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Gray, Heather M. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Shaffer, Howard J. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-04T17:40:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-06-04T17:40:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-05-29 | |
| dc.description | Permission to archive report in repository granted by Sarah E. Nelson, Associate Director of Research Division on Addiction, Harvard Medical School on June 4, 2013. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is nearing an historic change to its legal gambling landscape. The expansion of legal gambling opportunities to include large resort-style casinos presents a unique opportunity to learn about the short- and long-term ramifications of such expansion on public health. Because this period represents a natural experiment within Massachusetts, there is a limited window of opportunity to collect accurate baseline data. To determine how new gambling opportunities impact the public's gambling-related health, it is imperative to establish baseline estimates of gambling-related behaviors and health prior to the opening of new gambling venues. This project used a statewide online survey recruited via random household survey to establish a baseline estimate of gambling behaviors and health within Massachusetts' communities that can be used as the benchmark for a prospective long-term longitudinal investigation of the effect of gambling expansion on public health. | en_US |
| dc.description.refereed | Yes | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Prepared for the National Center for Responsible Gaming by The Division on Addiction, Cambridge Health Alliance a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/9346 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1880/49608 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.publisher.corporate | Division on Addiction, Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School | en_US |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Division on Addiction, Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School | en_US |
| dc.subject | Gambling -- Massachusetts | en_US |
| dc.subject.other | Gambling Literature | |
| dc.title | A Benchmark Study for Monitoring Exposure to New Gambling Opportunities: Final Report Scientific Content | en_US |
| dc.type | technical report | en_US |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Division on Addiction, Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School | en_US |