The role of sport in the development of problem gambling: A professional athlete case study

This thesis consists of theoretical and empirical parts. The theoretical part explains the basic terms related to gambling, describes the history of games, the definition of the term game and selected forms of gambling. The next chapter is dedicated to pathological gambling, its diagnostics, etiology and pathogenesis of pathological gambling, risk factors that can lead to gambling and consequences of gambling. The following chapter deals with the current situation in the Czech Republic, including legislation and prevalence. The last chapter of the theoretical part describes the impact of sport on society, problems related to sport, focus on football as a social phenomenon and on the athlete's personality. For the research part of the paper qualitative research has been chosen. Based on the narrative of the respondent, a case study has been elaborated, which shows the potential causes and risk factors of problem gambling on one specific example. Keywords - Gambling, sport, case stud