Those who visit the casino more often are more likely to be problem gamblers.'ĭr. 'The amount that you gamble increases your likelihood of being a problem gambler greatly. 'It's high, but we have to consider this in the context of what people do when they're at a casino. Problem gambling triggers same part of brain as substance addiction Mark van der Maas, lead author on the study and a post-doctoral fellow at CAMH in its Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, said in an interview on YouTube. 'There's a high proportion of problem gamblers on these buses,' Dr. The study was published June 23rd in the journal Addiction.
A new study by Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health has found about 30 per cent of older adults who take casino bus tours have moderate to severe gambling problems.Įntitled 'A Free Ride? An Analysis of the Association of Casino Bus Tours and Problem Gambling Among Older Adults,' the study found that going on casino bus tours is associated with higher odds of problem gambling.
