Past-year and lifetime prevalence 1.14% and 1.6% respectively in adults.
An estimated 80 million adults, globally, experience gambling disorder, or problematic gambling.
It is estimated that gambling disorders could affect about 16% of adults and 26% of adolescents who use online casino or slot products and about 9% of adults and 16% of adolescents who participate in sports betting.
Pathological gambling-at-risk populations-adolescents, adults with substance abuse and individuals in a gambling venue have much higher prevalence rates.
There’s a greater risk of developing problems from gambling in young people and children who are increasingly exposed to gambling advertising and people who are less able to afford their losses.
Is estimated that one and 10 adolescents have gambled online.
High-risk groups include males, blacks, individuals with a family history and individuals of lower socioeconomic status.
Problem gambling is seen as a less busy or form of a gambling disorder.
Has been linked to the dopamine agonist treatment, including pramipexole, ropinirole, cabergoline, or bromocriptine.
Rarely is this associated with carbidopadopa/levodopa monotherapy.
Prevalence varies worldwide with rates of pathological gambling in the US ranging from 0.42 1.1% of adults, 1 to 2% identified as problem gamblers (Toce-Gerstein M et al).