Investigators
Vincent Mancini & Thom Nevill
Project description
Sports gambling has become increasingly normalised among young people, with the proliferation of sponsorship deals and a 300% rise in the number of gambling advertisements in the past 7 years.
Unlike traditional forms of gambling, sports betting applications provide constant, portable access, making it a potentially pervasive presence in the daily lives of young Australians. In addition to the economic ramifications of problematic gambling, there are also significant risks to mental health and wellbeing that have remained largely unaddressed.
This project will identify risk factors of problem sport gambling behaviour in Australian young people and identify key priorities to mitigate its normalisation and the subsequent mental health risks for young people.
Funders
- Embrace Seeding Grant, The Kids Research Institute Australia
- ARC Life Course Centre
External collaborators
- The University of Sydney
- Movember