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- Title
Examining the Gambling-Related Harms, Gambling Disorder, and Player Characteristics of Jogo do Bicho (an Illegal National Lottery) in a Representative Sample of Brazilian Lottery Players.
- Authors
Kim, Hyoun S.; Sanches, Marcos; Mariani, Mirella Martins de Castro; Hodgins, David C.; Tavares, Hermano
- Abstract
We investigated the demographics, gambling-related harms, and risk for gambling disorder (GD) associated with an illegal national lottery-type game called Jogo do Bicho that is culturally unique to Brazil in a sample of 5407 representative Brazilian lottery players. Participants reported on demographics, gambling behaviors, gambling-related harms, and GD. A total of 27.0% of the participants reported playing Jogo do Bicho in the past year. Jogo do Bicho was associated with greater risk of GD with 5.7% of current Jogo do Bicho players meeting diagnostic criteria. Jogo do Bicho was also associated with greater gambling-related harms. Older participants, males, individuals who self-identified as Black, and who were widowed were more likely to be current Jogo do Bicho players. Jogo do Bicho is a popular activity among legal lottery players in Brazil despite its illegal status and is associated with greater harms and increased risk of GD.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; COMPULSIVE gambling; GAMBLING behavior; LOTTERIES
- Publication
International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction, 2024, Vol 22, Issue 1, p162
- ISSN
1557-1874
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11469-022-00865-3