PUB - Publikationen an der Universität Bielefeld

The gambling market is a hive of activity with countless gambling options available day and night. Supply is constantly increasing and it seems impossible to imagine our society without it. At the same time, however, there are also downsides manifesting themselves in the risk of gambling addiction. Consequently, gambling addiction is becoming more relevant in the practice of criminal defence. The paper examines whether this noticeable dynamic is also reflected in other related disciplines. Is psychological research developing new insights in the disorder of gambling addiction? Is jurisdiction adapting its determination of criminal liability when dealing with delinquent gambling addicts? In order to clarify these questions, the disorder of gambling addiction and its effects on the criminal liability are analysed from a psychological and a legal perspective. The focus on jurisdiction includes the analysis of supreme court decisions as well as judgements of the criminal courts.