Young Poker Players Dominate
Published: Thursday, December 08, 2005 Online-Casinos.com
YOUNG POKER PLAYERS DOMINATE
Latest study shows remarkable growth in younger players demographic
Michael Stone, the executive director of the Kentucky Council on Problem
Gambling reported this week that nearly 4 percent of US teenaged gamblers are
compulsive gamblers.
Quoting national studies he said that the number of young people gambling on poker
and other card games has skyrocketed in recent years.
In any given week in the USA, about 2.9 million people aged between 14 and 22
are gambling on cards, and more than 80 percent are male, according to a report
released this fall by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University
of Pennsylvania, which has tracked teen gambling rates for several years.
While poker is a harmless diversion for most teens, some experts caution that
the risks of gambling addiction are being overlooked.
Experts have previously reported that the risk of addictive habits developing
are greater in players who win rewards whilst young, especially teenagers.
