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Table 7 Normative regulation and gaps in normative regulation in community gambling

From: Gambling, housing conditions, community contexts and child health in remote indigenous communities in the Northern Territory, Australia

Existing social regulation

Additional social regulation for consideration

No drinking or drunk players

Days/times of play for gambling

No arguing

Locations for gambling (fixed places)

High versus low stake games

Limiting stakes, particularly high stake games

Family/kin verse general open games1

Age restrictions

Collecting a tong2

Adequate child minding facilities

  1. 1 Family/kin games are usually lower stake games and are a sociable activity, while general games more likely to be high stakes games where elements of kinship responsibilities are not adhered to [4, 8, 9, 34].
  2. 2 A tong is a small fee card players pay to enter the card game (usually held in a house), and players may receive cups of tea and biscuits.