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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  gambler(noun) a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events. 2  gambler, risk taker(noun) someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement.
Problem gambling (or ludomania, but usually referred to as  gambling addiction ) is an urge to gamble continuously despite harmful negative consequences or a desire to stop. Problem gambling is often defined by whether harm is experienced by the gambler or others, rather than by the gambler's behavior.n the United States, the percentage of pathological gamblers was 0.6 percent, and the percentage of problem gamblers was 2.3 percent in 2008. Studies commissioned by the National Gambling Impact Study Commission Act has shown the prevalence rate ranges from 0.1 percent to 0.6 percent.