EDITING - Written assignment + referencing

6. What do you recommend could be done to stop or reduce gambling in our community?

· Ban gambling. This makes our society more better.

· Keep telling them that its very bad for them. Remind them on TV ads etc.

· Improve the gambling help services. Make it very expensive to gamble

· Government should be thinking about this and help them reduce gambling.

· Make it very expensive to gamble such as the lottery tickets, entering casino.

· Just make it expensive to gamble and improve services who help problem gamblers

· Tell people and keep reminding them its harmful, also advertise in tv ads.

· Improve services who work with stopping people from gambling too much

· Government should ban it if they can’t they should make it very expensive so that people can’t gamble a lot.

· Firstly people need to understand themselves that it doesn’t benefit them in any way even though it might be fun. Also government should improve services to help problem gamblers. People are gambling in Australia because of having enough disposable income.

4. ANALYSIS

Definition of gambling

Gambling can be understood as risking hard earned money or personal assets by being involved in betting, going to casinos playing pokies and playing lotteries and so on. This basic definition of gambling is known to everyone as most of my survey participants had the similar opinions.

From the above findings, it can be deduced that all the participants revolved around the same criterion of staking money with uncertainty of its refund but with intention of getting more money from the venture. Most of them did it for either enjoyment or as an economic activity.

Ever gambled lot

The number that gambles in the population seems to have overtaken the few that have not. The ten participants being the population subject had seven indicating participation. The participants involved men and women. That depicts the population under study as one that in in to gambling so much. The male population mostly seems to be affected with the five of them out of the ten participants. Thus, it can be said that the greater portion of the population is made of individuals that have ever gambled (GAMECS Project (1999).

Frequency of gambling

The females seem not to be great participants in the gambling exercise. That can be deduced from the fact that three out five under study indicated that they have never gambled. It can be said that at least once per month or a year, females at least engage in the exercise. On the other hand, the males happen to have participated in the gambling exercise in greater proportion once per year than in rest of the periods. A lesser great number also participates in the exercises per month thus indicating the vulnerability of the male population in terms of frequency to gamble.

Addiction to gambling

Most of the females seem to have the idea that it is very addictive. Five of the participants in the research as females led to the inference. The male population had a lesser number to females as far as the issue of the addiction is concerned with four indicating it as very addictive. It is also vital to highlight that a single male indicated it as quite addictive hence depicting some sense of addiction. Gambling can thus be depicted as an exercise that in great proportion causes addiction to the participants.

Ranking gambling depending on addictiveness

Lottery seems to be the most addictive type of gambling. It was followed closely by online and finally poker machines. Lottery can be attributed to its availability in the locality hence many individuals tend to prefer it. The availability makes it also cheap to learn hence many people go for it. The advancement in technology happens to supplement the adoption of gambling. There has been introduction of so many gambling sites online owing to the growth of internet industry. Many commercial enterprises seem to have gone online so is the gambling business. In the modern world, so many online access gadgets and accessories are available. It is thus very much possible to have the more people integrate to the online gambling. Poker machines are also rampant in many joints casinos being the leading ones. Many of the gamers prefer them as one can do it alone without involving other people (Ellis, 2000).

How can gambling be stopped or reduced in Australia

If we look at our own desires, we can find or say many different ways of stopping Australians from gambling. However we have to look at this issue from different perspectives. We have to look at it firstly from the gamblers perspective as they are the ones that are experiencing the problem and if a random strategy from us the non gamblers is held on them, then it might hurt them in a way which we obviously would want to avoid.

An example would be my survey participants where almost everyone had a different opinion. Some of them even said that government should make gambling illegal which is not a very thoughtful idea as there are a lot of people who gamble and this is not the way to reduce or stop it. In fact this may cause more issues in the country.

5. CONCLUSION

In conclusion, gambling can termed as wagering money with intent to obtain uncertain additional money on a certain event. It has become rampant among many persons. The accessibility of the different types via different avenues makes it easier for individuals to engage in the exercise. The addictive nature of gambling has made it a part of life to some people in the population. The habit seems to be common among the male population while the female population participates in the gambling exercise much lesser. Gambling can be viewed from different angles and each angle has got its own view. From a religious and societal perspective, gambling is immoral. Economic wise, some perceive it as an income generating activity while others take it as drain of income obtained. From the above study, one can create inference that the exercise is highly addictive among the population in Australia and requires attention. It is also an exercise that has been participated mostly be the greater number of population. The issue of gambling seems to have taken root and even though the government has tried to address the concern, there is still a lot that requires to be done (Werthauer 2014).

Ultimately, my findings support the hypothesis that gambling has become part of the Australian culture. This is because of the excessive gambling that Australians are being involved in.

6. RECOMMENDATIONS

The report recommends that:

· Australians to firstly understand the negative consequences of gambling and think ethically about their actions.

· More strict measures are applied by the relevant body to address the issue due to its addictiveness.

· It is strongly recommended that the government should make some changes of law associated with gambling in terms of the legal age for gambling and also the limitation of the pokie machines which are being the major issues associated with gambling.

· Other accompanying impacts also call for attention such as economic related as well as social related such as crimes.

· Further research is also very vital when it comes to the topic to expound more due to dynamism in the current environment.

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7. APPENDICES

The appendix below is the survey questions.

Survey: Has gambling become part of Australia’s culture

My name is Ibrahim Soliev and I am currently studying Business and Commerce at MSIT. I am conducting a survey to examine people’s opinions on effects of gambling on the Australian culture. I would appreciate it if you could spend some time filling out the following survey. The information collected will remain anonymous and will be used only for the purpose intended for the study.

1. Briefly define what gambling is to you.

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2. Have you ever gambled money?

Yes

No

3. How often do you gamble money? (Tick where appropriate)

Everyday

1-3 times per week

Once a month

Once a year (occasionally included)

Never

4. Do you think gambling is addictive or not? Please indicate your opinion on the scale below.

Not addictive A bit addictive Quite addictive Very addictive

5. Rank in order which type of gambling do you consider the most addictive? (1-Least Addictive - 5-Most Addictive)

Bookmaking – Horseracing, Greyhound

Lottery – lotto, pools

Casino

Online Gambling

Two Up

6. What do you recommend could be done to stop or reduce gambling in our community?

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7. Rank in order what you believe reasons Australians are gambling more often. (1-Least likely - 3 -Most Likely)

Disposable income (can afford to gamble)

Economic Pressures (opportunity to win yourself out of debt)

Opportunity & Availability

(Poker machines at venues everywhere, online opportunities)

8. Do you agree Australian Government is doing enough to help Problem Gamblers?

Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree

9. Nominate your Gender

Male

Female

10. Which age group do you belong to?

Less than 17 years

17-19 years

20-25 years

26-30 years

31-50 years

Over 50 years

Thank you for your time (