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Youth, Gambling and Web 2.0: Towards and Understanding the Net Generation and How they Gamble
Jennifer Reynolds, PhDcDavid Korn, MD
Cameron Norman, PhD8th
European Conference on Gambling Studies and
Policy Issues:Vienna, Austria
Outline
Who we are
Rationale
Research StudyQuestions Findings Limitations
Conclusion
Youth Voices Research
Youth Engagement, Expression, Empowerment and Exchange
Engage
youth in expressions of their lives and communities
Identify
issues and themes of importance to young people
Plan projects that address youth concerns and priorities
Act
for youth-driven community development and social change
Reflect, Research and Reward achievements and learning
Sustain
growth and development of youth-driven initiatives
Principal Investigators: David Korn, MD & Dr. Cameron Norman Founded by Dr. Harvey Skinner
Youth Voices Gambling Project
Promote informed, balanced attitudes & behaviors about youth gambling
Prevent youth gambling related problems
Protect vulnerable & at risk youth
www.youthbet.net www.generationgambling.com www.parentbet.net
Rationale
Young people…
most connected populations to the Internet
have created a communication and social culture on popular social networking communities (i.e. Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, YouTube
etc.)
Paucity of research examining this new social frontier –
specifically the role of gambling!
Social Networking Popularity
Source: www.facebakers.coms
Is This Gambling?
Definition of Gambling:
Gambling is defined as risking money or something of value on a game involving chance
when the outcome is uncertain
Yes this is Gambling!
Korn & Shaffer, 1999
Environmental Scans
A collective of methods and resources that educators and professionals use to
assess internal and external surroundings
and the forces at work within the health, social and
political contexts
Hatch & Pearson (1998)
Research Questions
1.
What are the current gambling opportunities that exist on today’s social popular networking sites? (i.e. Facebook, MySpace, Orkut, Hi5)
2.
How are young people communicating about gambling on popular social networking sites? (i.e. Twitter)
Findings – Direct Gambling
Search Terms: Gambling, Poker, Sports Betting, Casino, Slots
Indirect Gambling Opportunities
Indirect Gambling Continued
Apple iPad/iPhone Gambling App’s
Gambling Discussions
Twitter Gambling-related “Tweets” per minute
Limitations
Snap-shot of gambling opportunities over the course of three month
Results not generalizable to all social networking sites
Not an assessment of potential for gambling-
related harms
Conclusions
Gambling opportunities (direct & indirect) on social networking sites is ubiquitous!
More research is needed!
Contact Information
Youth Voices Gambling ProjectUniversity of Toronto
[email protected]@utoronto.ca
