Online Betting Leads to Problems for Young Men
One-quarter of men under 30 bet on sports online; 10 percent of young men are problem gamblers
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ, September 19, 2024 – The legalization of online gambling and sports betting in much of the United States over the past few years has led to troubling signs of gambling problems among certain groups, especially young men. According to the latest results from FDU Poll’s recent national survey of registered voters, ten percent of men 18-30 have scores that indicate a problem gambling, compared to just 3 percent of the overall population. The survey also shows that such problems are closely related to online betting on sports and…
