A national survey found 43% of teens gambled in the past year, with family gambling exposure common among those at high risk
More than half (52.5%) of Americans ages 13 to 27 reported gambling in the past year, including 42.7% of teens ages 13 to 17, according to researchers at the Center for Gambling Studies at the Rutgers School of Social Work.
“We are living in a time where anyone can have a casino or sports book in their pocket,” said Lia Nower, director of the center, who led the study. “Now teens who should be playing sports are betting on them, often with family members.”
In the first national prevalence study of U.S. adolescents and young adults in nearly 20 years, researchers examined 21 gambling activities,…