Pokrer

The sport seems to have been all reframed through the lens of gambling in recent years, with far-reaching impact. Yet the impact of the ban is unknown, especially on young people. Despite clear concerns about the planetary impact of gambling on young people, more countries are start to allow online betting, in many cases without support to protect people. According to my research, young men who experience problems with their gaming are nine times more likely to attempt suicide than those with no problems, and young women are five times more likely. Unfortunately, moves like these may follow too little too late for a cohort of youth who now see gambling equally part of their pathway out of poverty.For the next generation of children growing up when gambling is no longer state-sanctioned, he...