Gambling and Problem Gambling in Prince Edward Island

Copyright Statement from The Government of Prince Edward Island web site: "Information on this site has been posted with the intent that it be readily available for personal and public non-commercial use and may be reproduced, in part or in whole and by any means, without charge or further permission from the Government of Prince Edward Island."In 1999, the Prince Edward Island Department of Health and Social Services conducted the first comprehensive study of gambling and problem gambling in Prince Edward Island (Doiron & Nicki, 1999) which provided an estimate of the extent of gambling and problem gambling in the province. The purpose of the current study was to reassess the level of gambling and problem gambling in Prince Edward Island.NoPrince Edward Island Department of Healt

The prevalence of problem gambling in Prince Edward Island

Copyright Statement from The Government of Prince Edward Island web site: "Information on this site has been posted with the intent that it be readily available for personal and public non-commercial use and may be reproduced, in part or in whole and by any means, without charge or further permission from the Government of Prince Edward Island."At the request of the Department of Health and Social Services, the Gambling Research Team at the University of New Brunswick carried out a study entitled The Prevalence of Problem Gambling in Prince Edward Island. The first of its kind in P.E.I., this study had two major purposes: 1. to assess, in general, the level of gambling in Prince Edward Island, and 2. to assess the level of problem and pathological gambling in Prince Edward Island.OtherNoPrince Edward Island Department of Health and Social Service