Gambling behaviors in Israeli adults: findings from a nationally representative sample
Belle Gavriel-Fried, Inbar Malka · 2025
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Half of Israeli adults gambled in the past year, even though casinos and gaming machines are banned there. Belle Gavriel-Fried and Inbar Malka map that behavior in a representative sample of more than three thousand adults. About half had not gambled at all. A third gambled rarely. About sixteen percent gambled often, the group where problem gambling hides.
Frequent gamblers differed from abstainers in telling ways. They were more likely to smoke and drink, and to have someone close with a gambling problem. Confidence in handling money ran lower, and neighborhood bonds were weaker. The study separates ordinary high-frequency play from its problem form. In a tightly regulated market, the authors show, risk concentrates in identifiable social patterns rather than spreading evenly.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Belle Gavriel-Fried, Inbar Malka |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 54 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |