Excessive online gaming and gambling can lead to significant risks, including addiction, social isolation, financial debt, and psychological distress. In response to these public health concerns, various policies and interventions have been implemented.
The Pompidou Group has established the Expert Group on Online Addictions as part of its 2023-2025 work program to address these challenges. Their 2024 report, “Risks and harms associated with online gaming and gambling,” focuses on these activities as recognized mental disorders by the World Health Organization. The report also discusses related issues like excessive internet use, cyberbullying, toxic online behavior, cybersecurity, and the convergence of gaming and gambling.
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Table of Contents
- Risks and harms associated 1
- Risks and harms associated 2
- Alexandra Puhm Austria 2
- Marko Romic Bosnia and Herzegovina 2
- Mia Mardešić Croatia 2
- Roman Petrenko Czech Republic 2
- Sotiris Lainas Greece 2
- Orsolya Király Hungary Francesca Valentini Italy Belle Gavriel-Fried Israel 2
- Stian Overå Norway 2
- Liliana Ignjatova North Macedonia 2
- Eduarda Ferreira Portugal 2
- Adam Kurilla Slovak Republic 2
- Mateja Markl Slovenia 2
- Jann Schumacher Chair Switzerland 2
- Zsolt Demetrovics Julius Burkauskas 2
- Elena Hedoux Thomas Kattau 2
- Executive summary 6
- Key findings 8
- Introduction 10
- Aims and scope 10
- Public health approach 11
- Definition of the problems 12
- Online gambling 12
- Online gaming 12
- Other behaviours related to online gambling and gaming 14
- Other online behaviours not discussed in this report 16
- Similarities and differences between gambling and gaming 16
- Convergences between gambling and gaming 17
- Overview of the problem online gambling and gaming 18
- Assessment 18
- Epidemiological overview 18
- Demographic issues 19
- Cultural differences 19
- Minority groups 19
- Children and adolescents 20
- Aetiology 21
- Structural characteristics of gambling and gaming 22
- Risks and harms related to online gambling and gaming 26
- Consequences for physical health 26
- Mental health consequences and co-occurring disorders 26
- Substance use 27
- Interpersonal consequences families and social relationships 27
- Society at large 27
- Legal issues 28
- Current responses to online gambling and gaming 30
- Regulatory approaches and policies 30
- Treatment 32
- Self-help initiatives 33
- Prevention 34
- Harm reduction and harm minimisation in gambling and gaming 35
- Conclusions 38
- References 40
- Aims and scope 40
- Public health approach 40
- Definition of the problems 40
- Other online behaviours not discussed in this report 42
- Similarities and differences between gambling and gaming 42
- Convergences between gambling and gaming 42
- Overview of the problem online gambling and gaming 42
- Risks and harms related to online gambling and gaming 46
- Current responses to online gambling and gaming 48
