Problem Gambling and European Lotteries

Mark Griffiths

Chapter 6 in Gaming in the New Market Environment, 2008, pp 126-159 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Although most people gamble occasionally for fun and pleasure, gambling brings with it inherent risks of personal and social harm. Problem gambling can negatively affect significant areas of a person’s life, including their physical and mental health, employment, finances and interpersonal relationships (e.g., family members, financial dependents) (Griffiths, 2004). There are significant co-morbidities with problem gambling, including depression, alcoholism, and obsessive-compulsive behaviours. These co-morbidities may exacerbate, or be exacerbated by, problem gambling. Availability of opportunities to gamble and the incidence of problem gambling within a community are known to be linked (Griffiths, 2003a, Abbott and Volberg, 2007). This chapter examines to what extent lotteries can cause or exacerbate problem gambling. This chapter makes particular reference to the British Gambling Prevalence Survey (BGPS; Sproston, Erens and Orford, 2000), but makes reference to other European studies where relevant (e.g., if other countries have markedly different findings).

Keywords: Problem Gambling; Pathological Gambling; Gambling Behaviour; Slot Machine; Market Environment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230582613_6

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