This is also a significant factor in sports betting: youth (8-17 years) and young adults (18-34 years), particularly males, are at high risk for problems with sports betting. Live-action sports betting, in particular, is a significant independent predictor of at-risk gambling.₄ Young adults and men are more likely to experience problem gambling harms than women in general. Numerous factors may provoke harmful gambling. The rate of problem gambling among sports bettors is higher than that of the general gambling population.
