Hazard jako fakt społeczny (współczesne odsłony)
Hazard as a social fact (the contemporary views)

Summary/Abstract: The article presents gambling as a social fact and phenomenon in relation to Emil Durkheim’s concept of social fact. Selected definitions of gambling were discussed, its various types, i.e. recreational, risky, problem and pathological gambling, indicating differences between gambling and games. Based on the available research, the lifestyle and typical behaviors of gambling addicts and co-addicts have been characterized. The title issue was presented in the context of the philosophy of Georg Simmel, who claimed that in modern societies money has become one of the most important causes of alienation of people.

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