Nova Scotia Adolescent Gambling Exploratory Research: Identification of Risk and Gambling Harms among Youth (13-18 Years)

September 2008 

Highlights

• Youth gambling differs greatly from adult gambling, which led to the development of the Focal Youth Gambling Risk Screen (FYGRS) to measure adolescent-specific indicators of gambling risk and harm, such as environmental influences on beliefs and motives.
• Youth who are exposed to gambling by parents or other adults, such as being present for adult poker nights, watching adults gambling online, or having an adult facilitate gambling, are at increased risk of gambling-related harm.
• This research has significant implications for public health and awareness campaigns to prevent gambling-related harm among youth, including recommendations for messaging with parents and other adults.