Spilafhængighed: årsager, karakteristika og samfundsmæssig påvirkning

We chose to write about gambling and gambling addiction because it is of course a big

problem in the world and there are more and more people who are affected by gambling

addiction, there are also many more young people who are affected by gambling addiction

than in the past. We also thought it was very interesting that while the governments of several

countries make more restrictions and laws on gambling to limit the amount of people who are

affected by gambling addiction, there is more advertising and highlighting of gambling from

the big companies. We also think it is very interesting how many places you come across

gambling in your everyday life as both young and old. Gambling is often found in video

games, and you can hardly have the television on for more than 20 minutes before you are

bombarded with advertisements from various online casinos and betting apps.

What is a gambling addiction:

The disorder of gambling is characterized as frequent and repeated episodes of gambling

passion, it can affect the person's life outside the gambling world, as it will always be in the

back of the mind, "what if I had won" where you then feel bad and not in the best mood since