This is an article about a Lancet commission that took a pretty global lens, first sentence points out it’s “a nearly ubiquitous global commercial enterprise”
worldwide, 46 percent of adults (approximately 2.3 billion people) and nearly 18 percent of adolescents (159.6 million youths between 10 and 19 years old) have gambled in the past year
Although only a small proportion of individuals engage in problem gambling—an addiction that affects an estimated 1.4 percent of gamblers, or 80 million adults globally—the researchers recommend that policymakers treat gambling as a public health issue rather than as a medical problem
Although four-fifths of countries worldwide permit gambling, that number understates the global nature of the industry’s influence, since digital technology transcends borders.
NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Some of these sports betting apps are becoming available in countries outside of the United States of America. So it should stock some worries.
We have 18 year olds in out country betting on what colours the gatorade will be during the Superbowl.
seaplant@slrpnk.net 2 months ago
Also seeing what happens when one country changes a policy is a great way to learn about the impacts of your county’s policies. Like if somebody had shown asbestos caused cancer in lab rats you shouldn’t go ‘why should I know this, I’m not a rat’ and keep using asbestos in everything (in reality it was textile workers dying who first clued us in to asbestos).