The purpose of this study has been to examine how the image of the Gambler is described by studying a report published by Folkhälsoinstituet [FHI] and a number of chosen articles from the Swedish Evening Press. Discourse theory has been used both as theory, together with social constructionism, and as a research method. The main conclusions of the study are that three different discourses can be identified: the normal Gambler, the professional Gambler and the problem Gambler. The image of the problem Gambler is described as a deviant and problematic minority characterized by loss of control, irrational thoughts and dissociative behaviour. The construction of the problem Gambler fills three possible purposes for the state: As a solvable problem to handle criticism against negative consequences of gambling, as an argument to avoid competition on the market and as an individual characterized by loss of control in order to legitimize and make the construction of the normal Gambler possible..

Gambling about money is a frequent phenomenon in our modern community?s. The gambling has for some people resulted in a compulsive gambling. These consequences affects not only the Gambler but also have impact on his or hers relatives. The purpose of this study is to describe how a small selection off relatives to persons with a compulsive gambling experience the gambling consequences in there life.

The aim of this essay was to examine children's experiences of having a pathological Gambler as a parent, which consequences this led to socially, economically and emotionally, if those children got any help and in that case where and what kind of help.Central questions asked where:* In what way did the child experience consequences from the parent's gambling?* How did the child experience the gambling parent during the gambling period?* In what way did the gambling affect the relationship between the parent and the child?* How did the parent's gambling affect the child socially, emotionally and economically?* How did the child handle this?* What help did the child itself think it required?* Where did the child got help?This is a qualitative study of nine today adult persons that grown up with a pathological Gambler as a parent. The method is qualitative semi structured interviews.The results of the study are that all of them experienced large consequences socially, emotionally and economically. The consequences varied depending on the total situation in the family. The result shows that all of them have got coping abilities and they have applied more to emotion-focused forms of coping than to problem-focused coping..

The aim of this study is to gain an increased knowledge and deeper understanding of compulsive gambling and its consequences in today?s society. Gambling addiction will be described and analysed by a selection of experts, therapists and people with an addictive gambling background. The basis of the empirical research has been undertaken by a qualitative design with interviews consisting of three fundamental themes. The research group of eight participants included four Gamblers, two therapists and two specialists.

This study explores the relatively new phenomenon of online poker. More specifically, it elaborates on who the online poker player is, why s/he plays online poker, what the fascination of the game is, why s/he continues to play, and what the experience is. The study is delimited to focus on individuals who mainly play Texas hold?em online. The empirical material is based on semi-structured interviews with active online poker players, as well as on secondary data such as articles and literature.

We have written this paper about gambling problems with the purpose to give us and all of our readers a sense of understanding. With the term understanding we mean that we all know what type of activity gambling is but not a lot of us know how it feels for individuals that due to their addiction play almost every day and sometimes several times a day. By somehow trying to explain what kind of experiences people who engage in gambling feel, we hope that we somehow can increase our knowledge towards these persons and towards gambling. We are well informed that the content of our particular subject that we?ve chosen is massive and that more research needs to be done about or subject since there are no simple answers that can explain gambling behavior so easily.

Mänskligheten har, sedan urminnes tider, ägnat sig åt spel om pengar och i vår tid har omfattningen expanderat. Under året 2006 genererade den globala spelmarknaden cirka 1 805 miljarder kronor netto, vilket kan jämföras med Sveriges bruttonationalprodukt, som motsvarande år uppgick till summan 2 832 miljarder kronor. På den totala svenska spelmarknaden omsattes detta år omkring 54 miljarder kronor brutto. Hasardspel är således en bred mondial företeelse, som är intressant att studera därför att den har en stor influens på många individers liv och ligger i tiden, vilket också återspeglas av det massmediala intresset.Uppsatsens huvudsakliga målsättning är att klarlägga hur spelandet har ökat under inledningen av det nya millenniet. De underliggande frågorna syftar till att förklara hur denna spelomsättningsökning är fördelad mellan marknadens aktörer och spelformer, samt i vilken utsträckning spelomsättningsökningen har genererats av den tekniska och den ekonomiska utvecklingen jämte spelbolagens marknadsföring. Syftet är att utreda hur hasardspelandet har ökat i Sverige under inledningen av det nya millenniet samt en ambition att öka läsarnas bildningsgrad av det svenska och mondiala fenomenet hasardspel.Data har insamlats genom en induktiv och huvudsakligen kvantitativ metod, där utvalda teorier från genomgången kurslitteratur samt egna tillämpningar av dessa presenteras i de båda kapitlen om teori, medan svar från enkätundersökningar sammanställs i avsnittet om empiri.