The national deputies of the Renewal Front, Micaela Morán and Ramiro Gutiérrezgave a seminar to talk about the youth gambling with the aim of raising awareness about the situation and discussing the problem. The event took place at Argentine Business University (UADE).
Morán and Gutiérrez focused on the consequences that generates gambling addiction in minors. Furthermore, they explained what the bill against youth gambling that they presented in Congress.
The fight against online betting
In this regard, Micaela Morán declared: “The kids start not sleeping and not eating. They exchange the money that their parents give them to eat at school for gambling“In addition, he added: “Teachers have told us about kids who don’t eat at home or at school because they gamble and that’s why they end up fainting.”
Along the same lines, Ramiro Gutiérrez said: “It is very important that the UADE be one of the universities that runs ahead of the problem of gambling addictionbecause gambling addiction is not a game.”
In this context, legislators presented this year to the National Congressa bill against youth gambling. The central objective is to prevent and regulate online betting that young people from the age of 15 carry out compulsively and clandestinely since our country lacks an relevant regulation.
Both Gutiérrez and Morán agreed on the need to make it clear to society that gambling addiction is not a game and “As it is a silent alarm, it is essential to start regulating it urgently.”.
Gambling addiction grows among minors in Argentina
According to a study carried out by the Ombudsman’s Office of the People of the province of Buenos Aires, Online betting is expanding more and more, especially in underage sectors. In detail, the 8.29% of Argentines bet online ever.
As we delve deeper into the numbers, the problem seems to get worse. This figure rises to 12.5% in young people between 15 and 24 years oldand reaches the 15.5% in the 25 to 34 year old groupaccording to a study presented by the Observatory of Addictions and Problematic Consumption of the Buenos Aires Ombudsman’s Office.
Historically, the report explains, pathological gamblers were mostly adults over 45 years of age who bet to earn money or recover losses. This activity was characterized by being carried out, such as casinos, bingos or betting houses.
However, the panorama is different, especially after the pandemic: the emergence of the virtual casino modality promoted a latent problem and generated a change in the player’s profile. Now, it’s the young people from 15 to 35 yearsmany of them going through secondary or university studies, who become addicted to betting.
Regarding the themes on which it is betting, the report revealed that and41.2% of bettors choose football as their main option. The country’s mother sport is followed by bingo (37%) and boxing (16.8%).
Another problem on which the research focuses is the strong presence of betting sponsors in the sports field. 28% of the teams in the highest category of this sport in the country have online casino advertising. River and Boca, the two most popular teams in Argentina, carry sponsors from these sites on their shirts.
Finally, regarding the frequency at which the activity is carried out, the 10.1% of the bettors responded that he does it every day and the 11.3% He does it four to six times a week. In relation to the amounts played, more than 23% bet figures greater than $10,000 and the 3% spend more than $100,000 on betting platforms.
Source: Ambito
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