Day: 18 January 2022

Problem Gambling on the Rise across UK’s University Campuses, New Research Warns

Tue 18 Jan 2022 10.17 Daniel Williams
Problem Gambling on the Rise across UK’s University Campuses, New Research Warns

New research has found that thousands of British students are spending an average of £30 weekly and around £1,600 annually on gambling, with many of them falling into debt and missing out on their higher education to fund their betting habits. A survey held among 2,000 students found that 80% of the participants gambled. About one-third of those (35%) admitted they have used their student loan, bank overdrafts, taken out payday loans, or borrowed money from friends in order to gamble. The study has found that the situation has escalated…

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New Study Shows That Betting Limits Could Help Aussies Better Control Their Online Gambling

Tue 18 Jan 2022 6.04 Olivia Cole
New Study Shows That Betting Limits Could Help Aussies Better Control Their Online Gambling

Researchers of CQUniversity in Australia have found that bet limits could be helpful to keep local online gamblers out of danger but, unfortunately, most Australian gamblers do not use the money-saving tool. Recently, experts from the Experimental Gambling Research Laboratory (EGRL) at CQUniversity held a new study funded by Gambling Research Australia (GRA). They found that local consumers are not always encouraged to use the betting limit option that is available to them as part of the mechanisms aimed at limiting their losses. The new study further suggests that the…

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