Problem Gambling Among Incarcerated Male Felons

Leisure Experience, Prison Culture, or Victimization? Sex Offenders Report on Prison Gambling

“…Indeed, Anderson (1999) found that 38 percent of felons in his study (N = 223) were probable pathological gamblers, which is consistent with other research that illustrates high rates of probable pathological gamblers compared to the general population (Abbot, McKenna, & Giles, 2000;Lahn, 2005;Templar, Keiser, & Siscoe, 1993;Walters, 1997;Williams et al, 2005). Despite high rates of pathological gambling among offenders, Gowan (1996) suggested that it is easy to overlook gambling problems among offenders.…”

Gambling Behavior of Juvenile Offenders in Louisiana

“…However, the results have been relatively consistent; the prevalence of pathological gambling among prison populations is higher than found among the general population (Lahn, 2005). The rates range between 4.2% (UK, Ricketts, Bliss, MacDonald, & Rayner, 2000) and 38% (US, Anderson, 1999). Limited studies have assessed whether criminal offenses are related to gambling by reviewing court files.…”

“…A meta-analytic study of United States and Canadian gambling disorder prevalence studies estimates a lifetime prevalence of 14.2% for pathological gambling in adult treatment populations including prisons (Shaffer & Hall, 2001) compared to an adult community rate of 1.6%. Studies (Lesieur & Klein, 1985;Templer, Kaiser, & Siscoe, 1993;Walters, 1997;Walters & Contri, 1998;Anderson, 1999;McCorkle, 2002) of adult prison populations in the United States found a prevalence range of 5.2% to 38% for pathological gambling. This range is much higher than the most recent U.S. national prevalence study (Welte, Barnes, Wieczorek, Tidwell & Parker, 2001) which found a current prevalence of 1.3% to 1.9% depending on the assessment instrument.…”

Investigating financial aspects of dog‐fighting in the UK

“…The second tier involves 'hobbyists' at street level fights organised by street gangs. Anderson (1999) highlights the prevalence of such gambling in criminal culture. As well as the contestants putting up a purse money is often gained from admittance fees (Oritz, 2009).…”