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The Historical Transformation of Gambling Addiction: Social Dynamics from Past to Present and the Social Services Perspective

KUMAR BAĞIMLILIĞININ TARİHSEL DÖNÜŞÜMÜ: GEÇMİŞTEN GÜNÜMÜZE TOPLUMSAL DİNAMİKLER VE SOSYAL HİZMET PERSPEKTİFİ

Gülpınar Karataş(BURDUR MEHMET AKİF ERSOY ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İKTİSADİ VE İDARİ BİLİMLER FAKÜLTESİ, SOSYAL HİZMET BÖLÜMÜ, SOSYAL HİZMET PR.)0009-0009-6441-4767
Mehmet Bilge(BURDUR MEHMET AKİF ERSOY ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-6082-1105
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2026-09-01
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The study approaches gambling not merely as an individual pathology but as a multidimensional set of problems fueled by environmental and structural factors.The reviews concluded that gambling is a behavioral disorder, as the DSM-5 refers to it as “Gambling Disorder” and the act of gambling has a neurobiological course similar to substance addiction.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study aims to evaluate gambling addiction, which has become a serious public health crisis due to globalization and digitalization, by examining its historical origins and adopting a comprehensive perspective from social services.
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Key Findings & Data:The study approaches gambling not merely as an individual pathology but as a multidimensional set of problems fueled by environmental and structural factors.The reviews concluded that gambling is a behavioral disorder, as the DSM-5 refers to it as “Gambling Disorder” and the act of gambling has a neurobiological course similar to substance addiction.
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Conclusion & Impact:By examining preventive practices internationally and in Turkey, it has been concluded that a public health approach should be adopted, advertising restrictions should be implemented, self-exclusion systems should be strengthened, and awareness programs should be reinforced.
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⚙️Variables:Davranışsal bağımlılık · kumar bağımlılığı · sosyal hizmet

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate gambling addiction, which has become a serious public health crisis due to globalization and digitalization, by examining its historical origins and adopting a comprehensive perspective from social services. The study approaches gambling not merely as an individual pathology but as a multidimensional set of problems fueled by environmental and structural factors.The reviews concluded that gambling is a behavioral disorder, as the DSM-5 refers to it as “Gambling Disorder” and the act of gambling has a neurobiological course similar to substance addiction. In the process of solving the problem of gambling addiction, a “public health” approach that prioritizes the regulation of the gambling industry and access restrictions should be adopted, rather than the “responsible gambling” approach that blames the individual. The discipline of social work views addiction not only as an individual pathology but also as a structural problem fueled by social policies, inequalities, and environmental factors. It has been concluded that social service professionals should play an active role at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels within the biopsychosocial model to develop policies and advocate for change. By examining preventive practices internationally and in Turkey, it has been concluded that a public health approach should be adopted, advertising restrictions should be implemented, self-exclusion systems should be strengthened, and awareness programs should be reinforced.

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Küreselleşme ve dijitalleşme ile ciddi bir halk sağlığı krizine dönüşen kumar bağımlılığını, kumarın tarihsel kökenlerini ve sosyal hizmetin bütüncül perspektifiyle değerlendirmeyi amaçlamıştır. Çalışma kumarı yalnızca bireysel bir patoloji olmasından ziyade çevresel ve yapısal faktörlerden beslenen çok boyutlu bir sorunlar bütünü olarak ele almaktadır.İncelemeler neticesinde kumarın DSM-5 de “Kumar Oynama Bozukluğu” olarak adlandırıp kumar oynama eyleminin madde bağımlılığına benzer nörobiyolojik seyri olması ile davranışsal bir hastalık olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır. Kumar bağımlılığında sorunun çözüm sürecinde bireyi suçlayan "sorumlu kumar" anlayışı yerine, kumar sektörünün denetimi ve erişim kısıtlamasını önceleyen "halk sağlığı" yaklaşımı benimsenmelidir. Sosyal hizmet disiplini, bağımlılığı yalnızca bireysel patoloji olarak görmemekle birlikte sosyal politikalar, eşitsizlikler ve çevresel faktörlerden beslenen yapısal bir sorun olarak değerlendirmektedir. Sosyal hizmet uzmanlarının biyopsikososyal model çerçevesinde mikro, mezzo ve makro düzeyde etkin rol alarak politika geliştirme ve savunuculuk yapmaları gerektiği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Uluslararası ve Türkiye’deki önleyici uygulamalar incelenerek halk sağlığı yaklaşımının benimsenmesi, reklam kısıtlamaları, kendini menetme sistemleri ve farkındalık programlarının güçlendirilmesi gerektiği sonucuna varılmıştır.

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Karataş, G., Bilge, M. (2026). The Historical Transformation of Gambling Addiction: Social Dynamics from Past to Present and the Social Services Perspective. Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, Sayı: 43. https://doi.org/10.20875/makusobed.1888343

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