Betting behavior as free time usage of young people in Belgrade

Among the various forms of filling the leisure of young people in Belgrade, the betting behavior takes a significant place. That was the reason for research on a sample of 150 of high school students (80 young man, 70 young woman) aged between 15 and 19. The participants filled in a questionnaire containing 48 statements which explicitly and simply describes the forms of betting behavior, beliefs and feelings of the participants and others towards betting behavior. The answers include five options, from completely false to completely true. Results point out that betting behavior is significantly present as a form of entertainment among young men, as well as among young women. Some of the young people, i.e. every tenth person exhibits patterns of addictive behavior of betting to a concerning degree. Parents' relationship towards betting is connected to betting behavior of their children, unless the addictive behavior occurred.