During our research at the Casino de Montreal, we decided to interview Michel Lasnier, a Quebec c... more During our research at the Casino de Montreal, we decided to interview Michel Lasnier, a Quebec citizen living in Longueil. After, our research proposal which gave some literature background to our research and each participant observation reports that helped us better understand the interactions between the casino and its consumers. We encountered our informant on the 24th of January 2016 while riding the 777 bus between the Jean-Drapeau station and the casino. I (Robin) introduced myself, and he quickly agreed for an interview by passing his telephone number, we also offered a free lunch/diner at the casino in exchange. It seems he was a good candidate as he had been playing at the casino since the opening in 1993 and said to be going more than once a week. Ever since we had started our research, we were missing clear explanations from the gamblers’ perspective. Then, we met Michel, a 55 years old gambler, born in France from two Québécois parents, but who has always lived in Québec. He used to be a docker working 56 hours a week for 120 000$ per year. We considered him a relevant informant as he is a regular gambler.
Of course, we targeted a certain kind of individualas we didn’t want to be confronted to any comprehension problems such as language barriers. Our main concern was age as we knew someone younger than 65 years old would probably still be working full-time and having more life related issues than someone retired. On the contrary, someone younger than 30 years old wouldn’t have as much experience and reflection around his gambling habits.
Our research focuses on the casino as the main symbolic area of gambling in Montreal, we are seeking for which social and cultural reasons do people choose to gamble there. We also were looking at the attractive effects of the casino and their consequences. During the interview, we hoped to learn that Michel was in fact being influenced by the casino and that not only he is interested in money-making and gambling games but also influenced by the casino’s environment. Surprisingly, we were confronted with other answers and discovered another type of gamblers. Indeed, Michel was a unique type of gambler as he was living of this activity.
During our research at the Casino de Montreal, we decided to interview Michel Lasnier, a Quebec c... more During our research at the Casino de Montreal, we decided to interview Michel Lasnier, a Quebec citizen living in Longueil. After, our research proposal which gave some literature background to our research and each participant observation reports that helped us better understand the interactions between the casino and its consumers. We encountered our informant on the 24th of January 2016 while riding the 777 bus between the Jean-Drapeau station and the casino. I (Robin) introduced myself, and he quickly agreed for an interview by passing his telephone number, we also offered a free lunch/diner at the casino in exchange. It seems he was a good candidate as he had been playing at the casino since the opening in 1993 and said to be going more than once a week. Ever since we had started our research, we were missing clear explanations from the gamblers’ perspective. Then, we met Michel, a 55 years old gambler, born in France from two Québécois parents, but who has always lived in Québec. He used to be a docker working 56 hours a week for 120 000$ per year. We considered him a relevant informant as he is a regular gambler.
Of course, we targeted a certain kind of individualas we didn’t want to be confronted to any comprehension problems such as language barriers. Our main concern was age as we knew someone younger than 65 years old would probably still be working full-time and having more life related issues than someone retired. On the contrary, someone younger than 30 years old wouldn’t have as much experience and reflection around his gambling habits.
Our research focuses on the casino as the main symbolic area of gambling in Montreal, we are seeking for which social and cultural reasons do people choose to gamble there. We also were looking at the attractive effects of the casino and their consequences. During the interview, we hoped to learn that Michel was in fact being influenced by the casino and that not only he is interested in money-making and gambling games but also influenced by the casino’s environment. Surprisingly, we were confronted with other answers and discovered another type of gamblers. Indeed, Michel was a unique type of gambler as he was living of this activity.
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Of course, we targeted a certain kind of individualas we didn’t want to be confronted to any comprehension problems such as language barriers. Our main concern was age as we knew someone younger than 65 years old would probably still be working full-time and having more life related issues than someone retired. On the contrary, someone younger than 30 years old wouldn’t have as much experience and reflection around his gambling habits.
Our research focuses on the casino as the main symbolic area of gambling in Montreal, we are seeking for which social and cultural reasons do people choose to gamble there. We also were looking at the attractive effects of the casino and their consequences. During the interview, we hoped to learn that Michel was in fact being influenced by the casino and that not only he is interested in money-making and gambling games but also influenced by the casino’s environment. Surprisingly, we were confronted with other answers and discovered another type of gamblers. Indeed, Michel was a unique type of gambler as he was living of this activity.
Of course, we targeted a certain kind of individualas we didn’t want to be confronted to any comprehension problems such as language barriers. Our main concern was age as we knew someone younger than 65 years old would probably still be working full-time and having more life related issues than someone retired. On the contrary, someone younger than 30 years old wouldn’t have as much experience and reflection around his gambling habits.
Our research focuses on the casino as the main symbolic area of gambling in Montreal, we are seeking for which social and cultural reasons do people choose to gamble there. We also were looking at the attractive effects of the casino and their consequences. During the interview, we hoped to learn that Michel was in fact being influenced by the casino and that not only he is interested in money-making and gambling games but also influenced by the casino’s environment. Surprisingly, we were confronted with other answers and discovered another type of gamblers. Indeed, Michel was a unique type of gambler as he was living of this activity.