Problem Gambling in Europe

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Problem Gambling in Europe by"Gerhard Meyer","Tobias Hayer","Mark Griffiths"

Problem Gambling in Europe Challenges, Prevention, and Interventions Edited by Gerhard Meyer, University of Bremen, Germany Tobias Hayer, University of Bremen, Germany Mark Griffiths, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom As a leisure activity, gambling dates back to ancient times. More recently, the surge in avenues for gambling—casinos, sports betting, lotteries, and remote media (e.g.,Internet, mobile phone, interactive television) among them—finds growing numbers of people losing control over their gambling behaviour, usually at great personal and financial expense. Problem Gambling in Europe is the first book to offer a robust international knowledge base compiled by an interdisciplinary panel of researchers in gambling behaviour. Reports from 21 countries throughout Western, Eastern, Northern, and Southern Europe reveal wide variations in types of wagering activities, participation by populations, social and criminal consequences related to pathological gambling, the extent to which governments acknowledge the problem, and efforts to control it (often with the involvement of the gaming industries). For each country, noted experts discuss: Current legislation regulating gambling. Forms of gambling and their addictive potential. Participation rates and demographics. Prevalence of pathological gambling. National policies to address problem gambling. Prevention strategies and treatment methods. Problem Gambling in Europe brings insight and clarity to a widespread and complex phenomenon, and will be of considerable interest to all parties working to reduce their negative effects: social science researchers in addictions, gambling behaviour, and public health; clinical, social, and health psychologists and psychiatrists; treatment practitioners; the gaming industry; regulators; and policy makers.

Problem Gambling in Europe
By:"Gerhard Meyer","Tobias Hayer","Mark Griffiths"
Published on 2009-04-29 by Springer Science & Business Media

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Ebook Title : Problem Gambling in Europe

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ISBN_13 Code : 9780387094861

ISBN_10 Code : 0387094865

Book Print Type : BOOK

Rank : 8 for keyword gambling commission

Book Author :"Gerhard Meyer","Tobias Hayer","Mark Griffiths"

Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media

Book Pages Count : 335

Print Type : BOOK

Book's Categories :"Psychology"

Books Language : en

Text to Speech Access : ALLOWED_FOR_ACCESSIBILITY

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