J Gambl Stud. 2010 Sep;26(3):441-54. doi: 10.1007/s10899-009-9159-3.
Mahjong is a popular gambling game played in Chinese communities all over the world (Papineau, China Perspect 28:29-42, 2000) and is sometimes referred to as '' (guodu, the Chinese national gambling game) or '' (xiu changcheng, repairing the Great Wall). Exploratory studies using snowball sampling conducted by Zheng et al. (J Psychol Chin Soc 9(2):241-262, 2008) indicated that Mahjong is not only a popular pastime within the Sydney Chinese community but also problematic for around 3% of players. The current study aimed to extend earlier studies by estimating the prevalence of Mahjong problem gambling in a random sample of Sydney Chinese community members. In addition, due to first-hand gambling experience of the first author with superstitious Mahjong players, the study also investigated the role of superstitious beliefs in Mahjong gambling. The current study involved a series of self-report questionnaires administered to 469 randomly selected Chinese Australians in Sydney. The problem gambling rate, assessed by the Canadian Problem Gambling Index (CPGI), was 3.8%, with Chinese males and older Chinese prominent. Superstitious beliefs were found to play a part in the maintenance of Mahjong gambling behaviour. Information stemming from the current study has helped gain insight into culturally specific forms of gambling, and to identify correlates of problem gamblers. Funding bodies and counselling services should be aware of the existence of this form of gambling, and should devise appropriate treatment plans for Mahjong problem gamblers.
麻将是一种流行的赌博游戏，在世界各地的华人社区都有玩（Papineau，China Perspect 28:29-42, 2000），有时也被称为“（guodu，中国的国家赌博游戏）”或“（xiu changcheng，修复长城）”。郑等人（J Psychol Chin Soc 9(2):241-262, 2008）采用滚雪球抽样进行的探索性研究表明，麻将不仅是悉尼华人社区的一种流行消遣方式，而且对大约 3%的玩家也有问题。本研究旨在通过在悉尼华人社区成员的随机样本中估计麻将问题赌博的流行率来扩展早期研究。此外，由于第一作者与迷信麻将玩家有过第一手赌博经验，该研究还调查了迷信信仰在麻将赌博中的作用。本研究涉及对悉尼的 469 名随机选择的澳大利亚华人进行的一系列自我报告问卷。使用加拿大问题赌博指数（CPGI）评估的问题赌博率为 3.8%，中国男性和年长的中国男性突出。迷信信仰被发现对麻将赌博行为的维持起着一定的作用。本研究提供的信息有助于深入了解特定文化形式的赌博，并确定问题赌徒的相关因素。资助机构和咨询服务机构应意识到这种赌博形式的存在，并应为麻将问题赌徒制定适当的治疗计划。
