Problem Gambling in Europe Challenges, Prevention, and Interventions

Problem Gambling in Europe Challenges, Prevention, and Interventions Edited by Gerhard Meyer, University of Bremen, Germany Tobias Hayer, University of Bremen, Germany Mark Griffiths, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom   As a leisure activit

  • PDF / 5,132,086 Bytes
  • 353 Pages / 504 x 720 pts Page_size
  • 0 Downloads / 171 Views

DOWNLOAD

REPORT


Problem Gambling in Europe

Challenges, Prevention, and Interventions Edited by

Gerhard Meyer University of Bremen, Germany

Tobias Hayer University of Bremen, Germany

Mark Griffiths Nottingham Trent University, UK

Editors Gerhard Meyer University of Bremen Germany

Tobias Hayer University of Bremen Germany

Mark Griffiths Nottingham Trent University UK

ISBN: 978-0-387-09485-4 e-ISBN: 978-0-387-09486-1 DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-09486-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2008939371 © Springer Science+ Business Media, LLC 2009 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. Printed on acid-free paper springer.com

Contents Contributors ..........................................................................................................................

vii

Foreword ................................................................................................................................ Jeffrey L. Derevensky

xv

Problem Gambling: A European Perspective .................................................................... xix Mark Griffiths, Tobias Hayer, and Gerhard Meyer COUNTRY REPORTS 1.

Belgium ...................................................................................................................... Christophe Druine

3

2.

Denmark .................................................................................................................... Jakob Linnet

17

3.

Estonia ....................................................................................................................... Stella Laansoo and Toomas Niit

37

4.

Finland ...................................................................................................................... Tapio Jaakkola

53

5.

France ........................................................................................................................ Marc Valleur

71

6.

Germany .................................................................................................................... Gerhard Meyer and Tobias Hayer

85

v

vi

Contents

7.

Great Britain ........................................................................................................... 103 Mark Griffiths

8.

Hungary .................................................................................................................. 123 Zsolt Demetrovics

9.

Iceland ..........