Gambling Flashcards
Increasing acceptance of and in engagement in gambling
•Lottery, sports, cards, casino, internet
•Adult problem gambling often leads to divorce, job loss, decreased mental health
•YRBS indicates that substance use, violence, sexual behavior, and drunk driving are associated with gambling
Prevention framework factors
Individual: knowledge, education
•Group: “normality”
•Institutional: lottery gambling, casino, internet
•Community: media campaigns
•Public policy: increase age and strict enforecment
Problem gambling
Tends to begin at earlier age
•Introduced by family
•Often co-occurs with risky behaviors
•Continuous loss of control over gambling, progressive frequency and dollar amount, pre-occupation with gambling and getting $, continuation despite adverse consequence
•Adolescents: cards/games, personal skill wager, sports betting
•More often males
