A new study conducted by YouGov on behalf of GambleAware has looked into how seeing gambling advertisement at a younger age has impacted gambling habits later on in life.
The study interviewed 18,000 adults and looked into how the habits of gamblers around younger people could have a negative impact on gambling behavior on them as well. Essentially, the study established that two in three adults who have been harmed by gambling confirmed that they knew someone who gambled when they were a child. The findings come at a time when demand for gambling-related harm treatment has been soaring.
YouGov established that family members gambling, or seeing gambling messages on TV can have an adverse impact on the young person’s long-term prospects in coping with the activity or treating it just as a form of entertainment. According to YouGov, 64% of all respondents who were classified as “experiencing significant harm” confirmed that knowing someone who gambled when they weren’t even 18 years old had influenced their own choices later on.
The study interviewed 18,000 adults and looked into how the habits of gamblers around younger people could have a negative impact on gambling behavior on them as well. Essentially, the study established that two in three adults who have been harmed by gambling confirmed that they knew someone who gambled when they were a child. The findings come at a time when demand for gambling-related harm treatment has been soaring.
YouGov established that family members gambling, or seeing gambling messages on TV can have an adverse impact on the young person’s long-term prospects in coping with the activity or treating it just as a form of entertainment. According to YouGov, 64% of all respondents who were classified as “experiencing significant harm” confirmed that knowing someone who gambled when they weren’t even 18 years old had influenced their own choices later on.