Gambling Addiction Statistics
Pathological gambling is being unable to resist impulses to gamble, which can lead to severe personal or social consequences.
Alternative Names
Gambling - compulsive; Compulsive gambling; Addictive gambling
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Pathological gambling usually begins in early adolescence in men, and between ages 20 and 40 in women.
Pathological gambling often involves repetitive behaviors. People with this problem have a hard time resisting or controlling the impulse to gamble....
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