A report published today suggests 450,000 children a week are gambling in the UK – more than those who had drunk alcohol, smoked cigarettes or taken illegal drugs.
The Gambling Commission study found 14 per cent of the more than 2,800 11- to 16-year-olds it studied had gambled within the week before being surveyed – equating to 450,000 of the full 11-16 population in England, Scotland and Wales. The study found that 1.7 per cent are considered to be “problem gamblers”.
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