Abstract
The purpose of this study was to clarify the actual state of gambling behavior, which is a part of the leisure behavior of the elderly by focusing on gender differences．As a result of a survey of 1044 elderly people living in the Tokyo metropolitan area the following “6 points” are presented as findings．As for the knowledge about the elderly in general,1) Gambling behavior is a unique position in leisure, but the barrier is not high． 2) It was suggested that even if gambling behavior is triggered by various conditions (purposes),it is possible to develop gambling addiction． 3) It was suggested that “interacting” with others is not necessarily emphasized in gambling behavior． 4) From the free-text responses, it became clear that the main reason for participation was the possibility of making a profit．Leisure behavior usually consumes money but does not increase it but gambling behavior implies the possibility of increasing money．I guess that's the charm of gambling．On the other hand, regarding gender differences, 1) men are more active, but women are more likely to gamble． Men participate with the emphasis on making money, but this is not necessarily the case with women．It was suggested that women are less obsessed with “profit” and “money．” 2) It was suggested that women are less susceptible to gambling addiction than men．For appropriate leisure behavior, we believe that it is possible to block bridges to problem behavior such as addiction by covering advance measures such as setting the amount of money according to one's own economic circumstances．
https://ror.org/03zyp6p76 
