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Gambling is the wagering of money or something of material value (referred to as the stakes) on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods. Gambling thus requires three elements be present: consideration, chance and prize.
A combination of excitement and level of involvement is perhaps the best means to determine what is or isnât gambling. The limits of what is considered âgamblingâ behaviour have shaped the definitions of âproblemâ gambling that are used, and how problem gambling is measured. Wildman (1997) provided a useful summary of the theories that explain why people gamble (Table 1).