Is this causing more individuals to
become problem gamblers?
So although environment can provoke a person to
become a problem gambler, I do not see it as being a major factor.
People start on the path to pathological gambling for many reasons — financial problems, the gambler's fallacy, upbringing, etc. — but what determines whether one will
become a problem gambler is how one deals with the addictiveness of gambling and the emotions gambling evokes.
Not exact matches
Individuals, her research shows, are not born
gamblers but rather
become gamblers (and
problem gamblers) through complex processes of social interaction with their environment.
According to the federal government's
Problem Gambling resource, up to 500,000 Australians either are, or are at risk of becoming, problem ga
Problem Gambling resource, up to 500,000 Australians either are, or are at risk of
becoming,
problem ga
problem gamblers.
Another study by The
Problem Gambling Treatment and Research Centre found children of problem gamblers are 10 times more likely to follow in the footsteps of their parents once they become
Problem Gambling Treatment and Research Centre found children of
problem gamblers are 10 times more likely to follow in the footsteps of their parents once they become
problem gamblers are 10 times more likely to follow in the footsteps of their parents once they
become adults.
Because the adult rates of
problem gambling are lower than the adolescent rates, there is reason to believe that many adolescents who are classified as
problem gamblers may not go on to
become adult
problem gamblers.
The literature also suggests that couple relationships may
become entrenched in a cyclical process, with
problem gamblers experiencing an increased need to gamble as partners try to control their behaviour (Tremblay & Brisson, 2007).