An exploratory study to young adults' motivations to gamble.

• Main Author: Sim, Evelyn Si Min.
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social deviance
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/43808
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper explores the motivations behind the young adults‟ continued participation in playing games of chance with a focus on the extrinsic aspect where social factors such as early exposure to gambling and positive reinforcement from one‟s immediate environment that in turn influence one‟s decisi...