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Problem Gambling in EU Member States

Nicolae Sfetcu — Fri, 22 May 2015 15:26:08 +0000

As part of this study, the research team received comments and summaries of reports submitted by organizations we had approached in the information gathering phase. The following submissions are presented with the caveat that their findings need to be subject … Read More

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Obstacles to Measuring Problem Gambling and its Costs in EU

Nicolae Sfetcu — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 12:19:17 +0000

The two most important obstacles to measuring prevalence accurately are that there is as of yet no “gold standard” for measuring problem gambling, i.e. there is no internationally agreed upon and culturally neutral instrument that has yet emerged. The South … Read More

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Problem Gambling in European Union

Nicolae Sfetcu — Sat, 11 Apr 2015 10:44:03 +0000

Problem or pathological gambling can be broadly defined as “an impulse control disorder consisting of consistent and recurrent maladaptive gambling behavior that disrupts family, personal, or vocational pursuits. (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV). Washington, D.C.: … Read More

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Consumer protection and problem gambling against online gambling in European Union

Nicolae Sfetcu — Sun, 01 Feb 2015 02:57:17 +0000

A majority of players do not suffer from problem gambling. However, those that do must be fully accounted for given the associated social costs for the player, his or her family and society as a whole. All gamblers need protection … Read More

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Problem gambling and gambling addiction in European Union

Nicolae Sfetcu — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 14:06:49 +0000

PROBLEM DETECTION The notion of the problem needs to be defined and for this a better understanding of ‘problem gambler’ is needed as a term used in referring to problem-related gambling behaviour. Another term used is ‘pathological gambling’ and this … Read More

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Problem gambling in Europe

Nicolae Sfetcu — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 15:27:05 +0000

Report by Dr Mark Griffiths, Professor of Gambling Studies, International Gaming Research Unit GLOBAL MODEL OF GAMBLING BEHAVIOUR (Griffiths, 2006; Parke & Griffiths, 2007) Quality of information • Countries that have carried out national surveys on gambling and/or problem gambling … Read More

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Compulsive gambling

Nicolae Sfetcu — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:49:27 +0000

Compulsive gambling is an urge or addiction to gamble despite harmful negative consequences or a desire to stop. A preferred term among many professionals is problem gambling, as few people described by the term experience true compulsions in the clinical … Read More

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