Problem gamblers on average spend more than €1,000 per month, with highest rates of problem gambling among those in their 30s
Problem gambling is an issue for one in 30 adults in Ireland, new figures from the Economic and Social Research Institute said. Previous estimates were based on face-to-face interviews, while the recent ESRI study was done anonymously online, using a representative sample of 2,850 adults.Give Me a Crash Course in . . . Parisian bed bugsPeople aged under 50 have higher rates of problem gambling, with those in their 30s estimated to have the highest rate.
The amounts that people reported spending on gambling products in the survey compare well with national figures for industry revenue, “suggesting that the study did not over-record gambling”, the ESRI said. The study estimates that a further 279,000 adults show moderate evidence of problem gambling. This means that they suffer several negative behaviours or experiences associated with their gambling but fall short of being classified as having problem gambling.
The public do not see people’s character or upbringing as the main reason for problem gambling. Instead, people tend to see the widespread availability of opportunities to gamble and exposure to gambling advertising as the main causes, the study found. The Minister of State with responsibility for Law Reform, James Browne, said the research “underscores the necessity to recognise and meaningfully confront problem gambling and the harms it causes”.
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