On the one hand, "recreational gambling" (nickels only?) is believed to be beneficial to seniors for these reasons: socialization and mental stimulation. The rates of alcohol/drug abuse found in younger gamblers doesn't occur in seniors.
Older and younger gamblers are equally subjected to an addiction to gambling, but younger ones are believed to be more resilient to losses; older gamblers on a fixed income most definitely are not. They're retired - they can't go get a job and recoup any losses. Worse still, older gamblers are the most reluctant to admit they have a problem.
If you've been in a casino, you've seen your share of older gamblers, cane leaning against the slot machine or wheelchair parked conveniently nearby. Frankly, I didn't consider oldeer peoples' gambling as such a much until I read this: San Diego County has 10 casinos with a combined annual, gross revenue of $1.5 billion (billion) emplying 13,000 workers with an annual payroll of $270 million. San Diego casinos attract 40,000 people daily.
I think older people better stick to Bingo ....
An on-going topic based on "New Insights in Aging" by Mario Garrett.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment