A Massachusetts study found higher levels of problem gambling among veterans than the general population. Technical Assent and UMass Boston’s William Joiner Institute conducted the MGC-funded research using 43 veteran interviews across 25 municipalities and two stakeholder focus groups. The report identified military norms around self-reliance and vulnerability as barriers to seeking help.
A Massachusetts report has examined the effect of gambling on veterans and the barriers that can stop them seeking help. The study was carried out by Technical Assent with the William Joiner Institute for the Study of War and Social Consequences at UMass Boston and funded by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. It is based on 43 interviews with veterans in 25 Massachusetts cities and towns and on two focus groups with stakeholders.