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. 2015 May 27;4(2):53–59. doi: 10.1556/2006.4.2015.002

Table 1.

Prevalence of most popular gambling activitiesa and gambling locations among undergraduates who are moderate-risk or problem gamblers (N = 79)

Moderate-risk gamblersa (n = 58) Problem gamblers (n = 21) Comparison
% % ORb (95% CI) p
Gambling activities
    Lottery 62.1 71.4 1.04 (0.3–3.4) 0.947
    Poker 41.4 71.4 5.01 (1.5–17.1) 0.010
    VLTs 37.9 61.9 2.37 (0.8–6.9) 0.114
    Table games 27.6 47.6 1.69 (0.6–5.2) 0.353
    Sports betting 12.1 42.9 6.32 (1.8–22.5) 0.004
Gambling locations
    Private residence 36.2 66.7 5.74 (1.7–19.5) 0.005
    Public locationsc 53.4 80.9 3.80 (1.1–13.2) 0.036
    Internet 19.0 66.7 10.08 (2.9–35.2) <0.001

Note: OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; Controlled for gender and place of birth in all regression analyses.

aReference group: moderate-risk gamblers;

bIncludes only the five most popular gambling types;

cCasino, and Bar/Pub/Tavern/Resto-Bar.