Hi everyone. I am a student doing some research on gambling. My questionnaire is short and simple. It can be accessed by copying it into your browser address bar. Please take some time and have a look. It is completely anonymous and just asks for some of your opinions. Forward the link to a friend who you think may be interested. Thanks.
I apologize, apparently the link is now working so I think that clicking on it should take you there as well. Thanks again!
Chris
This first link is an informed consent form, it will take you to the link by clicking "I wish to participate.", at the bottom of this page.
http://flash.lakeheadu.ca/~cjmushqu/consent_form2.htm
If you wish to go directly to the questionnaire, please try the following link:
http://flash.lakeheadu.ca/~cjmushqu/gambling_questionnaire2.html
I have visited the page and the links are working for me, but if it isn't working for you, try copying the link into your browser address bar. Thanks again!
Alot of your questions start with "Compared to other people who gamble at the same kinds of games you do, and who have roughly the same amount of experience..."
By "the same amount of experience" do you mean the same level of proficiency at card counting, etc? You ask about concealing losses and exaggerating wins. A decent card counter will typically exaggerate their losses and hide their wins as much as possible to the casino.
Interesting, no mention of any other table games but blackjack. Then you have the probing of personel questions directed at card counters with the never ending repeating phrase of "with roughly the same experience, how much do?".
The psychological questions you conclude to at the end are quite cute. In effect you are seeking to find out who are the skillfull, who are the lucky(bad or good)and how much???
A practical form would have asked the public many questions of why they enjoy or hate casinos,the gaming they prefer,choices of what can be done to improve hospitality,conditions,customer service,entertainment,etc.
You are more interested in finding out "Who is Who and How Much?"
We are basically asking you to compare yourself to others who are similar. With regards to reporting wins and losses, we mean 'socially' to other people you know, not necessarily to the casino. Thanks for your interest!
The questionnaire is in no way targeting advantage players. This study comes as a result of previous research we conducted. This time, to clarify we basically asked if advantage players were present in the sample to clarify some of the findings. We aren't seeking to find who is the "the skillfull, who are the lucky(bad or good)and how much", just your thoughts and opinions about yourself and others. This study is a research study, and is not concerned with "why they (public) enjoy or hate casinos,the gaming they prefer,choices of what can be done to improve hospitality, conditions, customer service, entertainment, etc." This is a study designed to assess some basic thoughts and beliefs about gambling. There is no underhandedness going on here, the entire study had to be approved by a university ethics board. If you have any more questions about the nature of this study, please send me a message. Thanks.
