AUSTRALIA - Exposure to live sports odds could be grooming children to be future problem gamblers, an inquiry has heard. A parliamentary committee hearing in Canberra on Friday took evidence that children as young as seven were showing interest in gambling. Sydney Morning Herald.
Posts Tagged ‘youth gambling’
Display of odds interest kids as young as 7 in betting
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011One in ten young Swedish men addicted to gambling
Monday, August 8th, 2011SWEDEN – Gambling problems among young men have doubled in the past decade, according to a new survey from the Swedish National Institute of Public Health. The Local.
Police pushing out coin games in California
Thursday, July 28th, 2011US – Coin pushers, the games you remember at arcades as a child, are making a push back into the local area. The concept is simple enough. You put a quarter into the slot on the game and the change goes tumbling down a waterfall of coins. Once they hit bottom, there is a multitude [...]
Atlantic Lotto gambles on ‘Facebook generation’
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011CANADA - The New Brunswick government and Atlantic Lottery Corp. are gambling on a $2-million investment in a U.K. company that will attract a younger generation of players. The provincial government has approved a $2-million investment into GeoSweep, a company that operates a game where gamblers bet on Google Earth locations. Paula Dyke, the director of [...]
Explosion in smartphone gambling among youth a worrying trend
Tuesday, June 7th, 2011AUSTRALIA - Gambling applications on iPhones are drawing in a generation of new-age punters, experts have warned. The number of smartphone applications has rocketed over the past few years, and some are focusing on the tech-savvy youth market to gamble away their money. Herald Sun.
No age boundaries with gambling
Sunday, April 3rd, 2011US- Cause and effect. We learned about it in science class. For every action there is a reaction. Today, we’ll call it action and consequence. The subject: adolescent gambling. Salem News.
College students at higher risk of gambling addiction than adults
Thursday, March 31st, 2011US- ”Mike” loves to play competitive poker and considers it “to be the best game ever.” In fact, the 20-year-old Lane Community College student said he gambles several times each month at a local downtown poker hall for three to five hours at a time. While Mike is a part of the approximately 75 percent of college [...]
NCRG launches website to help address gambling on college campuses
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011US-The National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) announced today that it has launched a new website, www.collegegambling.org, to help colleges and universities address gambling and gambling-related harms on campus. Lesters Legends and USA Today.
States in AU and US looking to regulate pokie look-a-like games
Monday, March 28th, 2011AUSTRALIA- Flashing games in arcades and cinemas that look like pokies could be banned from South Australia under a proposal designed to prevent children developing a gambling habit. Nine News. US- Meanwhile in Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced he is recommending legislation to establish oversight of gaming that takes place at internet cafes [...]
Why kids are watching gambling
Thursday, March 17th, 2011AUSTRALIA- Children are being exposed to the promotion of gambling during their peak viewing times because under the Commercial TV Code, sport is exempt from G code classification requirements. Sunshine Coast Daily.
