Table 3.

Specificities of gambling characteristics in older adults.

	Older adults
GD screen tools	No specific tools Less specificity of criteria : occupational / social consequences
GD lifetime prevalence	0.01-10.6% (Subramaniam, 2016) Percentage of pathological gambling decreasing with age beyond 60
Gambling determinantsIndividuals	Women over 60 years old
Social determinants	Losses , isolation, lower and fixed income , retirement
Motives for gambling	Entertainment, enjoyment Combat boredom, fight against negative emotional states, fills a void Social connections, substitution for social support Improving cognitive skills
Gambling characteristics	Expansion of legal market, availability, accessibility Targeted, intrusive marketing strategies Type of gambling: casino, continuous and limitless games (for PG)