Beschreibung:
Jim Orford, Bob Erens, Laura Mitchell, Kerry Sproston, Clarissa White
This book fills a gap by reviewing what is known about gambling in Britain and studying work on the nature, prevalence and possible causes of problem gambling.
Gambling in Britain since Victorian Times. Expansion of Gambling in the Late Twentieth Century. Problem Gambling. The Causes of Problem Gambling. Gambling and Problem Gambling in Britain - Summary of Results of the British Gambling Prevalence Survey. Exploring Problem Gambling Behaviour in Depth - Summary of a Qualitative Study. What we Now Know about Problem Gambling and its Treatment. A Nation of Gamblers? The 2001 Gambling Review Report and Beyond.