UK and Danish Studies Show Significant Decline in Underage Gambling UK and Danish Studies Show Significant Decline in Underage Gambling
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Key Takeaways
  • Two separate studies, one from the UK Gambling Commission and the other from a Danish National Research Center, have interdependently concluded that the incidence of gambling among minors has fallen significantly in the last decade, during a period where both countries overhauled their online gambling regulation.
  • A report published in December 2016 from the UK Gambling Commission, “Young People and Gambling” shows that 16% of children aged 11 to 15 sampled in their study have spent money on gambling in the previous week.

Two separate studies, one from the UK Gambling Commission and the other from a Danish National Research Center, have interdependently concluded that the incidence of gambling among minors has fallen significantly in the last decade, during a period where both countries overhauled their online gambling regulation.