Gambling minds: what lies behind the BETS?
Online sports betting, known as bets, has gained exponential popularity, posing significant public health challenges. This article explores the neurobiological, psychological, and social factors underpinning gambling behavior, emphasizing the role of dopamine, intermittent reinforcement, and digital...
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2025-01-01
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| description | Online sports betting, known as bets, has gained exponential popularity, posing significant public health challenges. This article explores the neurobiological, psychological, and social factors underpinning gambling behavior, emphasizing the role of dopamine, intermittent reinforcement, and digital marketing. Gambling disorder, classified by the WHO as a mental health condition, is linked to rising cases of behavioral addiction. The discussion underscores the need for stricter regulation of betting platforms, protection of vulnerable populations, and strategies for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, highlighting the urgency of public policies to address the social and emotional consequences of this practice.
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| spelling | doaj-art-b705bbd871ec4aeda36fd216980b2b7d2025-01-25T01:04:50ZengAssociação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP)Debates em Psiquiatria2236-918X2763-90372025-01-011510.25118/2763-9037.2025.v15.1405Gambling minds: what lies behind the BETS?César Augusto Trinta Weber0Antonio Geraldo da Silva1Professor, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Luterana do Brasil/ULBRA, Canoas, RS, Brasil. Preceptor do Ambulatório de Psiquiatria do Hospital Universitário de Canoas, Canoas, RS, BrasilPós-Doutor em Medicina Molecular, Presidente, Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria, ABP, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BrasilOnline sports betting, known as bets, has gained exponential popularity, posing significant public health challenges. This article explores the neurobiological, psychological, and social factors underpinning gambling behavior, emphasizing the role of dopamine, intermittent reinforcement, and digital marketing. Gambling disorder, classified by the WHO as a mental health condition, is linked to rising cases of behavioral addiction. The discussion underscores the need for stricter regulation of betting platforms, protection of vulnerable populations, and strategies for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, highlighting the urgency of public policies to address the social and emotional consequences of this practice. https://revistardp.org.br/revista/article/view/1405online sports bettingGambling disorderIntermittent reinforcementbehavioral addictionspublic health |
| spellingShingle | César Augusto Trinta Weber Antonio Geraldo da Silva Gambling minds: what lies behind the BETS? Debates em Psiquiatria online sports betting Gambling disorder Intermittent reinforcement behavioral addictions public health |
| title | Gambling minds: what lies behind the BETS? |
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| title_short | Gambling minds: what lies behind the BETS? |
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| topic | online sports betting Gambling disorder Intermittent reinforcement behavioral addictions public health |
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