The Effects and Consequences of Gambling and Betting on The Economy of Rural Households (with Emphasis on Warzajang in Belsbaneh district of Kochsefahan)

The current research is descriptive-analytical in terms of its practical purpose and method. The data collection tools are questionnaires and interviews from a selected sample of 362 households. The selected sample was selected from the statistical community of rural households involved and not involved in Warza Jang, Koch Safhan district, Belsabneh district (N = 5819) using Cochran's formula and quota sampling method. Independent t-test and structural equation modeling test were used to analyze the data. The results of the independent t-test showed that the economic effects of gambling among the households involved in the war were more than the non-involved households, and indicators of financial helplessness with an average of 3.16, unusual distribution of money with an average of 3.10, and debt with an average of 2.87 It has had the greatest effects on rural households. Also, the results of the structural equations show that the component of random wealth with an impact factor of 0.83 has received the greatest impact from gambling, and indicators of financial helplessness with an impact factor of 0.76, financial problems with an impact factor of 0.60, and financial instability with an impact factor of 59. 0.0 has had an indirect effect on the unstable economic conditions of rural households affected by gambling, and the p value of all lambda parameters in the above model confirms all relationships.