"Gambling den" / "vice" → gambling venue / gambling product

Stigma-preferred language

Definition

Moralizing vocabulary makes gambling harm sound like a character issue rather than a public-health one, and it pushes coverage toward shame and away from cause.

Preferred phrasing

casino · sportsbook · gambling product · gambling venue.

Source

Primary source for this whole section: https://www.recoveryanswers.org/addiction-ary/ Supporting: https://pttcnetwork.org/non-stigmatizing-language/ · https://www.recoveryanswers.org/research-post/person-first-language-heroin-use-disorder/

Cite this

Betttr. ""Gambling den" / "vice" → gambling venue / gambling product." The Gambling Recovery Glossary. https://betttr.net/glossary/gambling-den-vice/ (accessed 2026-09-20).

Last updated: 2026-09-20.

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