{"id":14016,"date":"2021-02-01T14:39:14","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T14:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=14016"},"modified":"2026-04-23T22:11:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T01:11:57","slug":"new-south-wales-study-shows-30-of-teenagers-gamble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/new-south-wales-study-shows-30-of-teenagers-gamble","title":{"rendered":"New South Wales study shows 30% of teenagers gamble"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The New South Wales governmen<\/a><\/em><\/strong>t is implementing new measures to prevent harmful gambling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Australia.- A study<\/strong> conducted in New South Wales<\/strong> by the state’s Office of Responsible Gaming has found that 30 per cent of 12 to 17-year-olds have participated in gambling.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NSW Youth Gambling Study 2020<\/strong> gathered data from interviews with 2,200 minors<\/strong> in order to investigate their attitudes and behaviours towards gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of the third of teenagers who gambled, half of them did so in the company of a parent.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The study identified 1.5 per cent<\/strong> of the young people who participated as<\/strong> “problem gamblers”<\/strong> and 2.2 per cent as “at-risk gamblers.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director of the Office of Responsible Gambling, Natalie Wright, said:<\/strong> \u201cExposure to gambling advertising in both traditional and digital media and thinking more positively about gambling due to seeing gambling advertisements, were associated with gambling participation, intentions and problems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New efforts on gambling education <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In order to raise awareness about gambling risks, the office is preparing resources for teachers and running an initiative with sports teams <\/strong>under the name “Reclaim the Game”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wright said: \u201cThe Reclaim the Game initiative <\/strong>sees the Office partner with professional sports to help provide a matchday experience free of sports betting advertising and sponsorship<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She told local media that educating adults was crucial<\/strong> a crucial part of tackling underage gambling since parents were the strongest influence on youth gambling.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Office of Responsible Gambling’s initiatives form part of the government’s wider response to minimising harm <\/strong>associated with problem gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, the New South Wales (NSW) government<\/a><\/em><\/strong> awarded<\/strong> AU$1.5m (US$1.04m) in grants to 14 projects and organisations<\/strong> dedicated to gambling harm prevention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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