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Challenge: games are becoming more like gambling
91% of children aged 3-15 play video games. For many, it’s a positive experience – fostering creativity, problem-solving, and social connection. But there’s a growing challenge: increasingly, games incorporate gambling-like features.
Research shows that 1 in 4 young people have paid to open loot boxes – chance-based features that trigger the same endorphin responses and psychological patterns as gambling.
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Create safer gaming environments with practical guidance on parental safety controls, screen time, and managing in-game purchases.
Soutenir les jeunes
Learn to spot signs of gaming harms and get tools for having supportive conversations with children and young people about healthy gaming.
Statistics on the risks of gaming
Le monde numérique offre d'incroyables opportunités aux jeunes, mais comporte des risques évolutifs qui existent souvent à l'abri du regard des adultes.
92 %
Young people play video games
17 hours
Young people spend gaming each week
46 %
Young people paid for in-game items in video games
35 %
Received education in schools on gaming and gambling harms
Gambling: protecting young futures
Young people today are growing up in a world where gambling is increasingly accessible and normalised. From lottery tickets and scratch cards to online betting, gambling-like features in video games, and advertising on social media, young people’s exposure to gambling is increasing and evolving.
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Learn how young people encounter gambling in today's world and explore both the traditional and emerging risks.
Identifier les risques et les inconvénients
Understand the signs that gambling may be becoming an issue and learn how to spot potential harms early.
Parler aux jeunes
Get practical guidance for having supportive conversations and building resilience against gambling harms.
Statistics on gambling risks in young people
The gambling landscape is evolving rapidly, bringing new risks for young people.
69 %
Young people have seen gambling adverts online or offline
27 %
11-17 year olds have spent money on gambling activities
35 %
Received education in school about gambling harms
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