Bread, milk and a Tattslotto ticket: the interpretive repertoires of young adult gambling in Australia

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Ohtsuka, Keis ORCID: 0000-0002-2338-0697 and Nekich, MA (2016) Bread, milk and a Tattslotto ticket: the interpretive repertoires of young adult gambling in Australia. Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health, 6 (4). ISSN 2195-3007

Abstract

The discourse of Australian young adults who gamble regularly was analysed to explore key dilemmas and challenges of a generation who grew up with the positive and negative impacts of gambling advertisements. Qualitative interviews of seven young recreational gamblers who regularly frequent gaming machine venues were conducted. The discourse that they used to describe their gambling involvement, motivation, development and subjective views were analysed and three central repertoires: ‘Culture not self,’ ‘If it makes you happy,’ and ‘No problem here!’ were identified. The current findings demonstrate the participants’ attempts to understand and legitimise their gambling. Further, it was suggested that young adults face a series of dilemmas when deciding whether to gamble and to what extent they gamble. Their discourse highlights the tension between individual agency, societal expectations and familial influence. The respondents primarily gambled for social reasons in a manner which they perceived as culturally acceptable. The importance of harm minimization and public awareness campaigns directed at young adults was also discussed.

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Item type Article
URI https://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/eprint/30895
DOI 10.1186/s40405-016-0013-0
Official URL http://ajgiph.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s4...
Subjects Historical > FOR Classification > 1701 Psychology
Historical > FOR Classification > 2002 Cultural Studies
Historical > Faculty/School/Research Centre/Department > College of Arts
Keywords Young adult gamblers; Discourse analysis; Social gambling; Gambling culture
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