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Details on Underage Gambling Study

The prevalence of gambling in the UK is a major concern for the UK Gambling Commission and there are studies and research projects undertaken for the specific purpose of coming up with precise figures on the prevalence of gambling at the land and online casinos. The Gambling Commission is responsible for ensuring the well-being of UK citizens where gambling is concerned. The Gambling Commission also keeps a close eye on all of the online casinos operating in the UK market. The liberalized UK gambling legislation means that more internet gambling sites than ever before have access to the UK market – the Commission’s job is to keep the online casino gambling sites operating responsible and to keep the companies from taking advantage of underage and problem gamblers. A big concern in the UK is the prevalence and spread of underage gambling. The UK National Lottery Commission announced its sponsorship of a new research study that is aimed at understanding the habits and motivations of underage gamblers in the UK.

This planned study was announced previously but with only a handful of vague information about the structure of the research study and the specific goals. Lottery gambling is extremely popular in the UK, more so than even the online casinos to an extent and previous research has indicated that underage gamblers are flocking to the lottery as a way to illegal test their luck and their odds.

Although underage gamblers also attempt to hit the online casinos, this newest study is specifically “designed around the underage play of the National Lottery,” observed the Swiss-Press.com site. One of the surprising parts of the study is the fact that it will target gamblers between the ages of 12-15; there is evidence to indicate that the UK youth are accessing the National Lottery as young as 12 years old.