File photo: RNZMore university students are getting into financial trouble because they are being bombarded by ads for sports betting companies, the Problem Gambling Foundation says. Stories were emerging of flats of students gambling rent money and student allowances on sporting fixtures. PGF Services, also known as the Problem Gambling Foundation, was launching a campaign and claimed gambling was becoming increasingly embedded in sport, with young men being increasingly targeted and exposed to betting promotions. "Losing rent money, gambling away student allowances. "It almost sounded as though [university students] are completely hapless victims.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 10, 2026 02:44 UTC