GAMBLING AND PROBLEM GAMBLING AMONG INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

This paper compares results from studies of gambling and problem gambl ing among indigenous groups in New Zealand and in North Dakota. The sa mples for each of these studies included substantial numbers of indige nous respondents, and the methods used in these studies were similar e nough to allow comparisons of Caucasian and indigenous groups from the se two distinct cultures. Analysis shows that gambling involvement, ga mbling expenditures, and gambling-related problems are far higher amon g indigenous respondents than among Caucasian respondents in both New Zealand and North Dakota. These comparisons suggest that differences b etween indigenous peoples and Caucasians in gambling behaviors may be due to factors distinct from culture or milieu.