Gambling addiction among bookmaker customers

Currently, behavioural addictions are growing in popularity and can be compared to chemical addictions in terms of their destructive consequences, which are evident at both the personal and socio-economic levels. The aim of this study was to assess the clinical and psychopathological structure of gambling addiction among bookmaker's clients. A two-stage survey of bookmaker's office clients was conducted. In the first stage, a screening assessment of the risks of involvement in gambling addiction was carried out, describing the characteristics of gambling activity among 216 clients. In the second stage, a detailed clinical and psychopathological study of 128 gamblers from the screening sample was conducted.