Did you know there is an International Indigenous Problem Gambling Symposium going on in Rotorua.
Tariana Turia gave the opening speech and noted
I assume the people who run such games of chance site them to maximize profit, which with gambling of course is entirely dependent on turnover which may or may not be higher in socially deprived areas.
I'm not a fan of the gambling industry myself, it preys upon the gullible and adds little to nothing of value to the world - it creates nothing just transfers wealth.
But I'm not sure discussing it in racial terms though will progress things very much.
Tariana Turia gave the opening speech and noted
Maori were about four times more likely to be problem gamblers than the rest of the population.She claims that
"The most economically deprived areas have a far higher number of non-casino gaming machines, lotteries and TAB outlets than in lower deprivation areas.Who knows if that is correct or not, or how it is backed up. A problem gambler is definitional, a more well heeled person can wager sums that to a poor person would be certainly be problematical. Are there poor people whose only hope is a windfall and who stake all on that? That might be the implication of what Tariana Turia is saying - and it sounds feasible.
"Subsequently, people living in more socio-economically deprived areas are significantly more likely to be problem gamblers than other people - half of all problem gamblers live in the most deprived areas."
I assume the people who run such games of chance site them to maximize profit, which with gambling of course is entirely dependent on turnover which may or may not be higher in socially deprived areas.
I'm not a fan of the gambling industry myself, it preys upon the gullible and adds little to nothing of value to the world - it creates nothing just transfers wealth.
But I'm not sure discussing it in racial terms though will progress things very much.