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Younger people tend to gamble more and have more gambling problems compared to older people. Gambling often increases in adolescence and peaks in the twenties and thirties, but gambling problems can also occur among older people.
The relationship between age and gambling is complex. People in different age groups have different attitudes toward gambling. Also, younger age groups are exposed to more gambling opportunities since legal gambling has expanded in many countries. While people who start gambling at an earlier age are more likely to have gambling problems, gambling behaviours often change over time. Thus, people who gamble heavily at a younger age may not necessarily gamble as much later in life.
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