Prevalence of problem gambling in Iowa: Revisiting Shaffers adaptation hypothesis

摘要

BACKGROUNDPathological gambling (PG) is an important public health problem. We assessed the prevalence of PG and problem (at-risk) gambling in a random sample of Iowa adults and compared the results to survey data collected in 1989 and 1995. The goal of this study was to examine whether continued expansion of gambling venues is associated with increased rates of problematic gambling behavior.