Attitudes of Batumi Population to Gambling business (Analysis of sociological research)

Abstract

The relevance of the research topic is mainly due to the fact that gambling has recently taken a very important place in the lives of many of our fellow citizens. The attitude of the population of Batumi towards the gaming industry is mixed. Based on such a situation, the main goal of our empirical sociological research was to make conclusions based on the questions asked in the applicable questionnaire and the answers given by the respondents, the implementation of which would clarify the current situation in this field and to some extent solve the problem of the pressing issue of gambling addiction. Regarding the gaming business, the government’s approach to the business is largely distinct, and the opinion of the population towards the gaming business is almost always ignored. In order to find ways out of the failing, we complexly studied and presented various aspects of the attitudes of Batumi residents to gaming as such. In the mentioned sociological research, attention was focused on the following specific issues: Intensity of participation in gambling; Determination of priority types of gambling by the respondents; The main purpose (goals) of participation in gambling; Starting age of participation in gambling business; The first recommender who lead a participant to take part in gambling (his/her social status); The assumption of the interviewees regarding the number of people involved in gambling in Batumi; Frequency of participation in gambling during a week; How much time is devoted hourly to gambling; when participating in gambling, what is the profit and loss balance; Does gambling addiction (ludomania) lead to a change in lifestyle of those involved; Main sources of information for persons involved in gambling; Probable owners of gambling business (foreigners, citizens of Georgia, share owners of the business, etc.); The possibility of presence of an illegal gaming business; Is there noteworthy amount of money influx in Georgia budget from gaming business; What are the prospects for the development of gaming business in Georgia.