Assessing self-reported expenditures on gambling

Rachel A. Volberg, Dean R. Gerstein, Eugene M. Christiansen and John Baldridge
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Rachel A. Volberg: Gemini Research, Ltd., Northampton, MA, USA, Postal: Gemini Research, Ltd., Northampton, MA, USA
Dean R. Gerstein: National Opinion Research Center, Washington, DC, USA, Postal: National Opinion Research Center, Washington, DC, USA
Eugene M. Christiansen: Christiansen Capital Advisers, New York, USA, Postal: Christiansen Capital Advisers, New York, USA
John Baldridge: Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA, Postal: Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA

Managerial and Decision Economics, 2001, vol. 22, issue 1-3, 77-96

Abstract: Estimates of the proportion of gambling revenues derived from problem gamblers represent an important element in the rational calculus of public gambling policy. However, a critical concern in calculating such estimates is the accuracy of self-reported expenditure data. In this paper, we review an emerging literature on estimating the proportion of expenditures from problem gamblers for different types of gambling, with a focus on the relationship between self-reported estimates and known spending. We then examine recent national survey data pertaining to this matter. After detailing several of the challenges in the effort to assess self-reported expenditures on different types of gambling, we recommend some methodological improvements that can be made in response to these problems. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Date: 2001
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