Staking of money or anything else of value on
the outcome of a competition. Forms of
gambling include betting on the outcome of
sports results, casino games like blackjack
and roulette, card games like poker, brag,
and cribbage, fruit machines, or lotteries.
Association football (via football pools) and
horse racing attract gambling through either
off- or on-course betting. Gambling is a
multi-billion dollar operation worldwide and
can be addictive. Gamblers Anonymous was set
up in the USA 1957 and in the UK 1964 to help
compulsive gamblers overcome their addiction.
Gam-anon provides support for relatives of
gamblers.