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Tackling Youth Online Casino Gambling

A recent survey from the Department of Human Services in Oregon found that the youth in Oregon are increasingly turning to free gambling sites to occupy their time. This might not seem like an alarming fact because the teens are participating in free gambling sites rather than the online casinos. And while that is certainly a positive, some researchers and politicians worry that the prevalence of free-online gambling could lead to problems in the coming years as these same youth are able to gambling with real money. Oregon officials worry that online gaming is conditioning these youth toward a certain attitude about gambling that is unhealthy.

The current fear about the prevalence of online gambling, even though it’s not at the online casinos is that the youth are "learning that gambling is fun, it's stimulating, and it's risk-free," commented the Coordinator of problem gambling prevention at the Oregon DHS, Wendy Hausotter. She stresses, “That's not true at all.” As the pastime gains in popularity the with the youth, the Oregon officials are looking for a way to educate young gamblers and their parents about the dangers associated with developing a penchant for online gambling.

Hausotter elaborates on just why even free online gambling can have a long-term negative effect on the youth; free online gambling "disconnects them from the reality of the situation.” Young gamblers then take that care-free gambling attitude to the online casinos when they are old enough and they have not yet learned the skills of self-control and managing addiction since there are no real consequences at the free online gambling sites.

The Oregon DHS plans on developing an action plan for the situation over the summer and launching a full program in the fall to address online gambling.