British Asian children are more likely to grow up to become gambling addicts according to a recent study
A recent study has concluded that Asian children in Britain are more likely to become gambling addicts than British children that belong to any other ethnicity.
The study was carried out by the University of Salford and National Centre for Social Research. Results showed that out of 9,000 British children aged between 11 and 15 years of age, those with an Asian background were less likely to gamble but those that did gamble were more likely to become addicts.
Results from the study showed that 13% of Asian British children were gamblers compared to 20% of all other ethnicities but were more susceptible to develop an addictive nature towards gambling.
It was also found that those children that received the highest amounts of pocket money were also more likely to become addicted to gambling. Common traits found to be associated with gambling addiction include lying to love ones about their problems and where money they use to gamble goes and using money to gamble rather than using it to cover necessities.
Professor David Forrest said "In the Asian community there is strong social disapproval of gambling in general. This means the minority who choose to gamble are already overcoming a barrier - already suffering a cost in terms of social disapproval."
Ruth Champion has spent years working with gambling addicts on rehabilitation courses and stated "In the last 5 years we've seen an influx of people getting into trouble younger because gambling has become more prevalent and accessible. We've seen our average client age go from late thirties to early twenties."
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