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- There is a high prevalence rate of youth gambling.
- 4 - 6% of adolescents exhibit a serious gambling problem.
- 10 - 14% of adolescents are at risk for developing or returning to a serious gambling problem.
- 80.2% between ages of 12 and 17 reported gambling in past 12 months.
- 35.1% admitted gambling at least once per week.
- 13% reported having gambling related problems.
- Most adults, teens, and educators view gambling as having few harmful or negative consequences.
- Most adolescents report that the primary reasons for gambling are for excitement and enjoyment and not for money.
- Pathological gamblers reported starting serious gambling at early ages (approximately 10).
- Pathological gambling among adolescents increases delinquency and crime, antisocial behavior and negatively affects overall school performance and work activities.
- Few adolescents are informed to understand the potentially addictive qualities inherent in gambling.
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| As reported from the Youth Gambling Research and Treatment Clinic, Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec. |
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