Urban Aboriginal and First Nations perspectives on casinos and the First Nations gaming industry in Alberta, Canada

Yale D. Belanger and Robert J. Williams

International Gambling Studies, 2011, vol. 12, issue 1, 129-144

Abstract: There is a surprising paucity of information about urban Aboriginal gambling behaviours and practices, considering that the urban Aboriginal community is the fastest-growing demographic group in Canada and that indigenous people have some of the highest rates of gambling and problem gambling. Interpreting the focus group findings from First Nations and urban Aboriginal participants in Alberta, this study provides insights into urban Aboriginal and rural First Nations attitudes to gambling and the perceived value of the provincial First Nations gaming industry. Although the First Nations focus groups were aware of gambling's associated positive and negative outcomes, they were generally supportive of their communities' decision to pursue casinos. The urban Aboriginal focus group, however, identified little positive about the casinos, even if its participants supported the First Nations' capacity to pursue casino development. These tensions demand policymakers' attention.

Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1080/14459795.2011.643908

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