Among them, there are over one million students, aged 15–19, equal to 44.2% of Italian students the number of minors in Italy with GD in 2017 was 580,000, equal to 33.6%. In Italy, CNR (National Research Council) underlined how over 17 million, 42.8% of the population aged 15–64 have a gambling behavior.
Gambling disorder (GD) is a psychiatric condition and it is characterized by a maladaptive pattern of gambling behavior that persists despite negative consequences in major areas of life functioning.
