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N. 75 (2026)

Imputabilità e impunità del giocatore d’azzardo patologico

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3280/mis75-2026oa21598
Inviata
12 dicembre 2025
Pubblicato
08-10-2026

Abstract

Questo lavoro intende dipanare quella subdola condizione di imputabilità o impunità del giocatore d’azzardo patologico a partire da una consapevolezza che, mai come in tale dimensione, il filo sottile tra la legge e psicopatologia si tesse tra ambiguità, responsabilità e “incapacità”; è quest’ultimo termine che si propone quale terminologia chiave per chiarire quella particolare forma di ossessione/compulsione che rende, chi ne è affetto, perfettamente capace di intendere, ma severamente incapace nel volere.

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