The prevalence of gambling harm among active duty military personnel is a largely unexplored topic. With different forms of social gambling often found within (or in close proximity to) military bases around the world, understanding the extent of gambling activities and consequent harms occurring within military contexts warrants further attention. This review aims to identify, describe and thematically synthesise published literature on gambling harm and related issues among active duty military personnel. Scoping review methods were applied in order to understand this relatively under-researched population and understand appropriate avenues for future research. A systematic multi-database text word search, incorporating search results from Scopus, Pubmed, Web of Science, PsychInfo, and the Journal Military Medicine, was conducted. A total of 11 sources met inclusion criteria, all originating from the United States of America. The results suggest a distinct gap in the current international literature on this topic. Despite gambling’s long and colourful association with defence downtime, research into gambling harm prevalence rates in relation to what could be considered a high-risk group is limited. Findings reveal that strategies to identify and address gambling harm within this population are severely lacking from the published literature and non-existent outside North America. Implications for understanding and addressing gambling harm among active duty personnel and directions for future research are discussed.

现役军人中赌博伤害的普遍性是一个尚未探讨的话题。由于世界各地的军事基地（或附近）经常发现不同形式的社会赌博，因此了解赌博活动的程度以及在军事环境下发生的危害是值得进一步关注的。这篇评论旨在确定，描述和专题合成现役军事人员中有关赌博危害和相关问题的文献。应用范围界定的审查方法是为了了解这一研究相对不足的人群，并为将来的研究提供适当的途径。进行了系统的多数据库文本单词搜索，其中包含了Scopus，Pubmed，Web of Science，PsychInfo和Journal Military Medicine的搜索结果。共有11个来源符合纳入标准，所有来源均来自美利坚合众国。结果表明，当前国际上有关该主题的文献存在明显差距。尽管赌博与国防停机时间有着长期而丰富多彩的联系，但与可被视为高风险人群有关的赌博伤害流行率的研究仍然有限。研究结果表明，已发表的文献严重缺乏在该人群中识别和解决赌博伤害的策略，并且在北美以外地区根本不存在这种策略。讨论了理解和解决现役人员中赌博危害的含义以及未来研究的方向。结果表明，当前国际上有关该主题的文献存在明显差距。尽管赌博与国防停机时间有着长期而丰富多彩的联系，但与可被视为高风险人群有关的赌博伤害流行率的研究仍然有限。研究结果表明，已发表的文献严重缺乏在该人群中识别和解决赌博伤害的策略，并且在北美以外地区根本不存在这种策略。讨论了理解和解决现役人员中赌博危害的含义以及未来研究的方向。结果表明，当前国际上有关该主题的文献存在明显差距。尽管赌博与国防停机时间有着长期而丰富多彩的联系，但与可被视为高风险人群有关的赌博伤害流行率的研究仍然有限。研究结果表明，已发表的文献严重缺乏在该人群中识别和解决赌博伤害的策略，并且在北美以外地区根本不存在这种策略。讨论了理解和解决现役人员中赌博危害的含义以及未来研究的方向。研究结果表明，已发表的文献严重缺乏在该人群中识别和解决赌博伤害的策略，并且在北美以外地区根本不存在这种策略。讨论了理解和解决现役人员中赌博危害的含义以及未来研究的方向。研究结果表明，已发表的文献严重缺乏在该人群中识别和解决赌博伤害的策略，并且在北美以外地区根本不存在这种策略。讨论了理解和解决现役人员中赌博危害的含义以及未来研究的方向。