By recognizing economic benefits and social costs appear linked in that the range of factors that play into individual and societal the prevalence of gambling problems typically increases gambling problems, the public health model calls for as new forms of gambling are introduced. [...] It is generally accepted that gambling problems lie on a continuum of severity and that there is no sharp distinction Growing awareness of the various harms associated with between problematic and non-problematic gambling widely available gambling opportunities has led to research (ferris and Wynne, 2001; Shaffer et al., 2004; Dickerson, on the issues and a variety of measures aimed at addressing [...] A of individuals and populations, they suggest it provides particular challenge is developing an instrument that a sound frame for understanding the complexity of the captures the multi-dimensional nature of gambling various factors in people’s lives and for promoting the problems (Rossow and Molde, 2006).