This study investigated whether the disordered gambling severity(DSM-5), motivation, irrational
gambling belief, sensation seeking, and negative emotion varied between college student gamblers
using legal and illegal gambling. A sample of 290 college students was collected and divided into
two groupings: gamblers both using (legal and illegal gambling) and gamblers only using legal
gambling. Results revealed that the prevalence of disordered gambling was the highest in the both
using group, and the lowest in the only using legal group. In the gamblers both using group, the
gambling motives for avoidance, monetary, excitement and socialization were tend to be stronger and
the degree of irrational belief about gambling, sensation seeking(disinhibition factor), severity of
anxiety were higher than the other group. This results suggest that if some people could have more
chances to gamble anywhere, it will be the risk factor for disordered gambling. Implications of the
findings and directions to counseling on college students are discussed.