Examining lottery play and risk among young people in Great Britain

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Author(s): Stark, Sasha ; Wardle, Heather ; Burdett, Isabel

Publisher: GREO

Year Published: 2021

Date Added: March 24, 2021

Resource Type: Research report

This report examines whether using lottery and scratch cards is related to problem gambling in young people. The report focuses on 16 to 24-year-olds in England and Scotland. The report also considers whether mental health and gambling behaviours explained the link between lottery and scratch cards and problem gambling. Samples were drawn from the 2012, 2015, and 2016 Gambling in England and Scotland: Combined data from the Health Survey for England and the Scottish Health Survey. The authors found a significant association between lottery and scratchcards and gambling problems. Findings also showed that gambling problems were predicted by age, gender, lower wellbeing, and using other gambling products. The results of this report can inform youth-focused education, decisions around the legal age for gambling, and developing safer gambling programs.

Citation: Stark, S., Wardle, H., & Burdett, I. (2021). Examining lottery play & risk among young people in Great Britain. Report prepared for Gambling Research Exchange (GREO), Guelph, Ontario, Canada. https://doi.org/10.33684/2021.002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33684/2021.002

Keywords: adolescents ; gambling behaviours ; lotteries ; mental health ; problem gambling ; scratch cards ; well-being ; young adults

Topics: Children and Youth ; Lottery ; Priority Populations

Conceptual Framework Factors: Gambling Types ; Psychological Factors ; Social - Social Demographics ; Psychological - Lifespan Development ; Social Factors ; Psychological - Subjective Well-Being

Geographic Coverage: United Kingdom ; United Kingdom, England ; United Kingdom, Scotland

Source Type: Greo

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Funding for this research was provided by Gambling Research Exchange (GREO). GREO had no involvement in the ideas presented herein and imposed no constraints on publishing.