Online gambling in youth

Marc N. Potenza; Gemma Mestre-Bach; Zsolt Demetrovics; Jefrey Derevensky; Fernando Fernandez-Aranda; Sally M. Gainsbury; Susana Jiménez-Murcia; Shane W. Kraus

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-69362-5_81

Online gambling in youth

Marc N. Potenza, Gemma Mestre-Bach, Zsolt Demetrovics, Jefrey Derevensky, Fernando Fernandez-Aranda, Sally M. Gainsbury, Susana Jiménez-Murcia, Shane W. Kraus

College of Education, Psychology and Social Work

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Abstract

This chapter summarizes the current literature on gambling and gambling disorders among youth. The emergence of online gambling, together with the legalization, social acceptance, and appearance of new forms of gambling or gambling-related factors, such as internet gambling, daily fantasy sports, and sports betting or loot boxes, may raise particular concerns for vulnerable populations. Adolescents are at a developmental stage characterized by increased autonomy, identity formation, social exploration, and brain development and often have high levels of sensation-seeking and impulsivity. As such, addictive or problematic engagement in gambling may have significant impacts on developmental trajectories in youth. This manuscript summarizes current knowledge, includes considerations for future research to help address current limitations in knowledge, and provides recommendations focused on the prevention of youth gambling behaviors and gambling problems in the current and evolving digital environment.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook of Children and Screens
Subtitle of host publication	Digital Media, Development, and Well-Being from Birth Through Adolescence
Editors	Dimitri A. Christakis, Lauren Hale
Place of Publication	Cham, Switzerland
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	597-603
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031693625
ISBN (Print)	9783031693618
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-69362-5_81
Publication status	Published - 2025

Keywords

Adolescents
Daily fantasy sports
Gambling disorder
Online gambling
Sports betting
Youth

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Potenza, M. N., Mestre-Bach, G., Demetrovics, Z., Derevensky, J., Fernandez-Aranda, F., Gainsbury, S. M., Jiménez-Murcia, S., & Kraus, S. W. (2025). Online gambling in youth. In D. A. Christakis, & L. Hale (Eds.), Handbook of Children and Screens: Digital Media, Development, and Well-Being from Birth Through Adolescence (pp. 597-603). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-69362-5_81

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Online gambling in youth. / Potenza, Marc N.; Mestre-Bach, Gemma; Demetrovics, Zsolt et al.
Handbook of Children and Screens: Digital Media, Development, and Well-Being from Birth Through Adolescence. ed. / Dimitri A. Christakis; Lauren Hale. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature, 2025. p. 597-603.

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