Problem gambling can negatively affect significant areas of a person’s life, including their health, employment, finances, and interpersonal relationships. In addition, there are significant co-morbidities with problem gambling, including depression, alcoholism, and obsessive-compulsive behaviours. These co-morbidities may exacerbate, or be exacerbated by, problem gambling.
The most common forms of offline commercial gambling in Europe:
*Lotto
*Bingo
*Card games (e.g., poker, blackjack)
*Sports betting
*Non-sports betting
*Scratchcards
*Roulette
*Slot machines (e.g., fruit machines, fixed odds betting terminals
*Football pools
*Spread betting
As we said earlier most of these forms of gambling can now be done via other gambling channels including the Internet, interactive television and/or mobile phone.
The highest gambling countries by population are Germany (€8.4 billion), France (€7.6 billion), Great Britain (€11 billion), Italy (€6.2 billion), Spain (€4.9 billion).
The highest gambling countries by GGR are Ireland (€279 per person), Finland (€239), Luxembourg (€194), Britain (€181), Sweden (€176).
Infographic by: automatenspielex.com
