Source: DGOJ (Spain)
UNAD presented a study in Bilbao on 18 September 2024 examining early detection of risky or more serious gambling behaviour among adolescents, the DGOJ said. The Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and Agenda 2030 provided €62,925 in funding through its 2023 subsidy call.
The study may inform prevention efforts and early identification of gambling-related risks among young people.
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Research commissioned by the American Gaming Association (AGA), published on 25 September 2026, found that US gamblers averaged 3.93 out of five on a financial-literacy index, compared with 3.72 for non-gamblers. The AGA said the difference was statistically significant; it also reported that 41% of gamblers, versus 27% of non-gamblers, had high financial literacy. The study said prediction-market users’ maths-test results were closer to those of non-gamblers than their self-assessed confidence suggested.
A NORC study funded by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission examined sports betting among people aged 18 to 25 in Massachusetts. The researchers reported that 71% of interviewees had bet on sports, while 44% said they had bet at ages 18 to 20, below the state’s legal gambling age of 21. Participants often viewed betting as manageable and themselves as relatively protected from its risks.
Italy’s Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS) reported that more than one in six students aged 11 to 17 showed at least one risk behaviour involving social media, gaming or gambling. Its survey, conducted from October to December 2025 across 198 schools and involving more than 18,000 students, found gaming-related risk profiles were more common among those aged 11 to 13 than among 14-to-17-year-olds.
A study by Reflect Företagsutveckling AB surveyed 3,463 people who took part in online gambling and land-based betting. It found that 34% of women aged 18 to 26 reported a previous mental health diagnosis, compared with 13% of male gamblers reporting a concurrent condition; the report also gave a 29% figure across female age groups.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority said research it commissioned found that 77% of BetStop respondents reported improved quality of life after registering. The study also found that 79% reported better mental health and 69% improved personal relationships; 96% said they had stopped or reduced online betting.