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Rutgers study highlights alarming rise in youth gambling rates (opens in a new tab)

news-medical.net · 2026-10-28

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Claim 1 of 7Not checkedMore 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 Rutgers.View evidenceHide evidence

As stated52.5% overall; 42.7% of teens

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Claim 2 of 7Not checkedThe researchers surveyed 1,677 young Americans and found 5.4% of all respondents were high-risk problem gamblers, and among teenage gamblers ages 13 to 17, about 11% were classified as high risk for problems.View evidenceHide evidence

As stated1,677 respondents; 5.4% overall high-risk; about 11% of teen gamblers high-risk

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Claim 3 of 7Not checkedAmong people who gambled in the past year, 39.5% showed some symptoms of problem gambling and 10.3% were high-risk problem gamblers.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 7Not checkedRisk appeared to start early and was not limited to boys; high-risk problem gambling rates among gamblers were similar for females (10.7%) and males (9.9%).View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 5 of 7Not checkedResearchers found that gambling by family and household members was strongly associated with gambling and problem gambling among young people, and that those who believed a household member had a gambling problem were more than five times as likely to be high-risk gamblers.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 6 of 7Not checkedThe article says prediction markets and social casino games were associated with especially high rates of high-risk problem gambling, about 40% and 41% respectively, nearly four times as high as gambling on other activities.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 7 of 7Not checkedProblem gambling was associated with higher rates of alcohol use, binge drinking, drug use, excessive social media use, excessive shopping, anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation.View evidenceHide evidence

As statede.g., 52.8% anxiety; 38.4% depression; 13.1% suicidal ideation among high-risk problem gamblers

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The Prevalence of Problem Gambling Among Young Adults (18-25) and Related Risk Factors in Türkiye

Journal of Gambling Issues · 2026 · Crossref

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