New study flags concerns over student gambling habits in UK
Almost half of UK university students who bet are spending more than they can afford to gamble, according to research from YGAM and Gamstop.
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Almost half of UK university students who bet are spending more than they can afford to gamble, according to research from YGAM and Gamstop.
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One in six students who gamble have a 'problem' with it and 57 per cent said they had used borrowed money, including payday loans, to place a bet in the past year.
The survey of 2,003 students across the UK revealed that 71 had gambled in the last 12 months with one in three spending £11-20 a week.
A new framework is designed to help teachers and leaders approach the growing concern of gambling harms with confidence, writes Jane Rigbye