Prevalence of Gambling Disorders

Content Type: Fact Sheet

Topics: Prevalence

How many people have a gambling problem? That is the question, but confusion in media reports show that this is not a simple issue.

Reputable, peer-reviewed studies conducted to determine the prevalence rate of gambling disorders have concluded that this rate hovers around 1 percent of the U.S. adult population.

Download this fact sheet to learn what peer-reviewed research has found about the prevalence of gambling disorders.