ABSTRACT
In developed countries, psychological intervention and guidance on personal finance for the treatment of gambling problems are widely used. However, implementing these methods would be difficult in China, because gambling (problem and pathological) is usually regarded as a private or household matter rather than a social problem. Some government agencies and NGOs have been working to help rural-urban migrants in various ways, but they are less concerned with the illegal gambling problem. There is much scope to give more attention to assisting rural-urban migrants and other populations affected by the illegal lottery. Our results suggest that intervention policies should target high-risk groups such as males, those in their twenties and thirties, and those with relatively higher income.
