Inside Iowa State
Oct. 18, 1996
FCS gambling conference Oct. 31
by Michelle Johnson
Faculty research on a variety of
gambling-related issues will be
unveiled during a day-long conference hosted by the
College of Family and Consumer Sciences.
"Gambling and the Family" will be held Thursday, Oct. 31, at the Scheman Continuing Education Building.
Conference topics will include gambling and the elderly, college students and gambling, children and casinos, family finance and gambling, and the effects of gambling on tourism and small businesses.
Following are highlights of some of the research that will be presented during the conference.
- Tahira Hira, professor of human development and family
studies, will present "Gambling Among College Students: Some
Insights." Hira will share what students in focus groups
said about their involvement in gambling activities, what
motivates them to gamble and how gambling affects their
finances and study habits.
- Corly Petersen, professor of human development and
family studies, will discuss child care in casinos, a
current topic of debate in Iowa. Petersen will share results
from research conducted in Las Vegas. She examines the
effort by casinos to promote gambling as family
entertainment. Petersen's research also addresses underage
gambling and how Iowans can make proactive decisions about
proposed child care facilities in Iowa casinos.
- Two studies by Cathy Hsu, assistant professor of hotel,
restaurant and institution management, address key issues in
the gambling debate -- the draw of tourists and the economic
impact of gambling.
- Professor and chair of the human development and family
studies department Maurice MacDonald will present the
results of the FACS (Family and Consumer Sciences) Poll on
Gambling and the Family. MacDonald will share what 600
randomly selected Iowans had to say about their own gambling
habits and how gambling affects families in Iowa.
ISU faculty, staff and students are invited to attend the conference, at no charge, as space allows. There will be a $15 charge to attend a luncheon and receive educational materials on the conference.
To register for the conference, call the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, 4-5980.
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