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Of the Irish teens who reported gambling for money in the previous year, 10.3% experienced excessive gambling, while 5.6% met the criteria for problem gambling. Photograph: iStockAlmost one in four 16-year-olds in Ireland told researchers that they had gambled for money in the previous year, according to a new report.
The European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs , which is carried out every four years, found that 22.9 per cent of 16-year-olds in Ireland said they had gambled for money in the previous year, with boys far more likely to report doing so than girls . The survey was carried out in 2019 before the Covid-19 pandemic.
The report, published by the Institute of Public Health and Tobacco Free Research Institute Ireland , analysed 1,949 survey responses from 16-year-olds in Ireland. It examined whether teens used slot machines, played cards or dice, entered lotteries or bet on sports or animals. It also asked whether the respondents gambled online and whether they had experienced problem or excessive gambling.
The survey considered factors such as demographic and family characteristics, social media use, gaming behaviours, substance use, relationships and self-harm.
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