Gambling among adolescents: an emerging public health problem

摘要

While gambling among adults has been rightly identified as an urgent, understudied, and neglected public health issue, child health and wellbeing can also be harmed by this behaviour. In 2019, 11% of 11–16 year olds in the UK said they had spent money on gambling activities in the previous 7 days, and 36% reported doing so in the preceding 12 months. While these figures have remained static over recent years, two deeply concerning trends are beginning to emerge.