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According to a recent survey commissioned by the National Gaming Authority, a third of 15-17 year olds said they had gambled in the last year.
More and more young people are playing gambling. To understand and analyze the phenomenon, the authors of a study commissioned by the National Gaming Authority classified gamblers according to three categories: people without risk, people at moderate risk and people who present excessive risks. As a result, 300,000 teenagers have a problematic relationship with gambling. This is 210,000 more than in 2014, when the last study was carried out.
The reasons for this attraction to gambling can be explained by two main causes. “The first is parental influence.“, explains Alexandre Hébert who adds that “23.6% of teenagers say they play with their parents’ account“Second cause identified,”the massive exposure of young people to gambling advertisements on the media and social networks“.
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