Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1: Introduction; 4 2: Gambling Concepts and Nomenclature; 5 3: Pathological and Problem Gamblers in the United States; 6 4: Research on the Origins of Pathological and Problem Gambling; 7 5: Social and Economic Effects; 8 6: Treatment for Pathological Gamblers; 9 7: Organization and Technology of Gambling; 10 Appendix A: Gamblers Anonymous Twenty Questions; 11 Appendix B: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Criteria for Pathological Gambling; 12 Appendix C: Legal-Age Gambling Opportunities and Restrictions; 13 Appendix D: Summary of Treatment Literature; 14 Appendix E: Gamblers Anonymous Meetings by State; 15 Appendix F: Biographical Sketches; 16 Index

About the Author

Committee on the Social and Economic Impact of Pathological Gambling, National Research Council