National Council on Problem Gambling A new research has been released in gambling behavior that may suggest that risky gambling is below in the last several years, and has been aligned with numbers since 2018, while more Americans have access to regulated gambling products, but seem to be betting at the first place.
NCPG problem sees a decrease in the number of gamblers
The National Survey 3.0 goals on gambling approaches and gambling experiences specifically assessed data from April 2024 and compared it against the first such survey in 2018, when time Professional and amateur sports protection act (PASPA) overturned.
The NPCG conducted both surveys based on the four-signators checklist, which helped the organization understand how many people were experiencing the damage related to gambling. In 2018, at least 7% of American adults were experiencing at least one of those markers of gambling damage.
Rapid forward for 2021, gambling losses increased markers, 11% considered with American adults To be distressed due to gambling. This, however, was not a trend, it appears, depending on the latest numbers for 2024, the loss related to gambling with the number of American adults has been experienced up to 8%.
Even with 38 states that now regulate gambling, 2024 The levels are said to be almost identical in 2018. This means that the epidemic lockdown may have greatly increased gambling habits, but after lifting the Kovid -19 sanctions, people have stopped gambling.
Large -scale gradation does not significantly increase the number of gamblers
However, 20 million people The problem in the United States can suffer from a form of gambling, with only 39% of the people thinking that gambling damage is a serious issue. NCPG wrote:
“Most Americans have shown gambling problems for lack of willpower or moral weaknessThere is an important requirement of education about gambling realities and how to reduce its risks for those who choose to play gambling, especially for high -risk groups, including young adults, men, online gamblers and sports batters,
Interestingly, despite the modernization of so many states, who now offer gambling locally, the number of gamblers in the United States sits on 23% adult population, below 26% in 2021, and is not far from 20% far from posted in 2018.
