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Murcia report finds 19.9% of students gambled for money in 2023

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A report by the Region of Murcia’s Epidemiology Service found that 19.9% of students aged 14 to 18 had gambled for money online or in person in 2023, down from 21% in 2021. The report said 58.2% had received school education about problems associated with online gambling or betting; the 2023 figure was below the national rate of 21.5%.

The findings give regulators and operators local data on underage gambling and reported school education.

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Chile comptroller finds 910 public employees gambled CLP11.49bn at casinos

Chile’s Comptroller General identified 910 public and municipal employees who made casino transactions exceeding CLP11.49bn between January 2024 and June 2025, despite a legal prohibition on their betting. The finding followed a comparison of public fund custodians’ records with casino customer information supplied by the Superintendence of Casinos; the report says the employees came from 371 state entities.

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