Who is at risk? While it is acknowledged further research still needs to be undertaken to determine which individuals are most at risk for problem online wagering behaviours, and what behavioural indicators of responsible gambling for online wagering are, the most recent evidence suggests the demographic factors for those most at risk are: male gender younger age never married having an undergraduate qualification being employed fulltime or a fulltime student. Young adult males are said to be increasingly the target of gambling promotion and there is a growing normalisation of behaviour that watching sports means also gambling on sports. Research has shown men aged between 25 and 34 were the most likely to have placed a sports bet in any given three months and were most likely to have placed this bet on sport over the internet. It is suggested this is in respect to younger generations being more techsavvy and are frequent users of smartphones. Another study has looked at the role of peer influences for young male peer groups on the normalisation of sports wagering and found that: sports betting is commonly perceived as normal, with some participants estimating up to 90 per cent of people gamble on the Australian Football League and the National Rugby League sports betting has a positive image not associated with guilt, in contrast to betting on the pokies, which is normally stigmatised and morally judged sports betting is normalised by promotions and sponsorship, and through peer discussions sports wagering is embedded in existing sports rituals, such as drinking alcohol and watching sport at the pub. In May 2015, it was reported that some teenagers have accumulated debts of up to $30,000 through online sports betting and that the number of young people asking for help in relation to online betting has doubled in three years, according to the University of Gambling Treatment Clinic. The University of Sydney’s Sydney’s Gambling Treatment Clinic warned that community attitudes towards gambling must change, particularly for young people, as the individuals who attend the clinic are in their 40s and 50s, started getting into gambling problems while in their early 20s. The reported consequences of problem gambling for individuals included loss of housing and employment, marriage breakdown and lost custody of children. The Review reported that problem gambling had a significant impact on the O’Farrell family and friends of the individual experiencing problems. Further, the Problem Gambling Treatment and Research Centre (the Centre) found that the cycle of gambling was likely to continue through generations. A Report commissioned by the Centre, found that children with parents who are problem gamblers are up to
Who is at risk? While it is acknowledged further research still needs to be undertaken to determine which individuals are most at risk for problem online wagering behaviours, and what behavioural indicators of responsible gambling for online wagering are, the most recent evidence suggests the demographic factors for those most at risk are: male gender younger age never married having an undergraduate qualification being employed fulltime or a fulltime student. Young adult males are said to be increasingly the target of gambling promotion and there is a growing normalisation of behaviour that watching sports means also gambling on sports. Research has shown men aged between 25 and 34 were the most likely to have placed a sports bet in any given three months and were most likely to have placed this bet on sport over the internet. It is suggested this is in respect to younger generations being more techsavvy and are frequent users of smartphones. Another study has looked at the role of peer influences for young male peer groups on the normalisation of sports wagering and found that: sports betting is commonly perceived as normal, with some participants estimating up to 90 per cent of people gamble on the Australian Football League and the National Rugby League sports betting has a positive image not associated with guilt, in contrast to betting on the pokies, which is normally stigmatised and morally judged sports betting is normalised by promotions and sponsorship, and through peer discussions sports wagering is embedded in existing sports rituals, such as drinking alcohol and watching sport at the pub. In May 2015, it was reported that some teenagers have accumulated debts of up to $30,000 through online sports betting and that the number of young people asking for help in relation to online betting has doubled in three years, according to the University of Sydney’s Gambling Treatment Clinic. The University of Sydney’s Gambling Treatment Clinic warned that community attitudes towards gambling must change, particularly for young people, as the individuals who attend the clinic are in their 40s and 50s, started getting into gambling problems while in their early 20s. The reported consequences of problem gambling for individuals included loss of housing and employment, marriage breakdown and lost custody of children. The O’Farrell Review reported that problem gambling had a significant impact on the family and friends of the individual experiencing problems. Further, the Problem Gambling Treatment and Research Centre (the Centre) found that the cycle of gambling was likely to continue through generations. A Report commissioned by the Centre, found that children with parents who are problem gamblers are up to
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