@article{b35260320ac845ac8b15acbad693a8b4,
title = "Associations between recalled use of legal UK youth gambling products and adult disordered gambling",
abstract = "Background and aims: The UK allows a number of gambling products to be legally used by people under the age of 18. The aim of this study was to explore associations between recalled legal usage of five youth gambling products and adult disordered gambling. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study of 1, 057 adult UK gamblers, aged 18-40. Recalled legal use of five youth gambling products (category D fruit machines, coin push machines, crane grab machines, the National Lottery, and National Lottery scratchcards) was correlated with adult disordered gambling symptoms as measured by the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI). Results: Recalled rates of legal engagement with each product ranged from 50.9% for Category D fruit machines to 96.6% for coin push machines. For category D fruit machines, the National Lottery, and National Lottery scratchcards, merely having legally engaged with these products as a child was associated with adult disordered gambling. Furthermore, higher levels of recalled legal youth usage with each of the five products was also associated with adult disordered gambling. Discussion and conclusions: These results relate to recent government proposals to increase the National Lottery scratchcard legal age to 18, and add to a wider literature on youth gambling and subsequent gambling-related harm.",
keywords = "Gambling legislation, Gambling policy, Legal age, Problem gambling, Underage gambling",
author = "Newall, {Philip W.S.} and Russell, {Alex M.T.} and Steve Sharman and Lukasz Walasek",
note = "Funding Information: Conflict of interest: In the last three years Philip Newall has contributed to research projects funded by GambleAware, Gambling Research Australia, NSW Responsible Gambling Fund, and the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation. In 2019 Philip Newall received travel and accommodation funding from the Spanish Federation of Rehabilitated Gamblers. In 2020 Philip Newall received an open access fee grant from Gambling Research Exchange Ontario. Alex Russell has received funding from Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation; NSW Office of Responsible Gambling; Queensland Justice and Attorney-General; Gambling Research Australia; National Association for Gambling Studies; Australian Communications and Media Authority and the Alberta Gambling Research Institute. From 2014–2016, he provided statistical support for an industry-funded project aimed at evaluating and reducing problem gambling amongst casino employees from Echo/ Star Entertainment Group. He is also affiliated with the University of Sydney. He declares no conflicts of interest in relation to this manuscript. Steve Sharman is currently receiving funding from the Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA), and from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust King{\textquoteright}s College London. Lukasz Walasek has no interests to declare. Funding Information: Funding sources: This research was funded by a Research Development Fund awarded to Lukasz Walasek from the University of Warwick. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 The Author(s).",
year = "2020",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1556/2006.2020.00048",
language = "English",
volume = "9",
pages = "863--868",
journal = "Journal of Behavioral Addictions",
issn = "2062-5871",
publisher = "Akademiai Kiado",
number = "3",
}
