A study found that online gambling increased sixfold among regular punters during the pandemicRegular gamblers were more than six times more likely to bet online during the pandemic than before the health crisis, researchers have found. A study by Bristol University found that young male gamblers were particularly prone to a flutter online during the first lockdown. SponsoredThe research, published in the Journal of Gambling Studies, revealed that online gambling, including casino and bingo games, increased sixfold among regular punters during the crisis. During the first lockdown the researchers questioned 2,600 young adults who had been asked similar questions before the pandemic as part of the Children of the 90s study of more than 14,000 people born in the Avon area in 1991 and 1992. The rise in online gambling was not limited to regular gamblers.

Source: The Times May 16, 2021 22:52 UTC