A Qualitative study on sports gambling among regular high-stakes undergraduate gamblers

• Main Authors: Alipo-on, Josefina Concepcion V., Dionio, Randy Angelo A., Lozano, Diego Tomas L.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2008
• Subjects: Gambling > Moral and ethical aspects; Sports betting > Philippines; Compulsive gambling.; Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/10508
• Institution: De La Salle University

The study aimed to examine the gambling process among regular high-stakes undergraduate gamblers. It analyzed the gambling process from the initiation phase all the way to the decision to either quit or continue gambling. It discussed how sports gambling among regular high-stakes undergraduate gambler affect the four aspects taken considerations in this study, namely everyday activities, academic performance and career goals, emotional stability and family and peer relationships. Ten undergraduates from different universities in Metro Manila, who were regular high-stakes gamblers, took part in the semi-structured interview. And a separate group of ten undergraduates, who were former sports gamblers, took part in another semi-structured interview. The findings of the study show that the participants peer and friends are the biggest reason for the initiation into sports gambling. Experiences of this kind of gambling have many factors which can lead to confusion although practice of it will eventually remove the confusion in it. The effects of gambling to the participants show that there are no alarming effects that need special attention. Quitting is also relevant to the result of the betting of the participants. Lastly, participant response show no change in their self-perceptions.