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College Gambling: A Growing Issue on CampusTexas Hold'em tournaments. Sports bets. Online gambling. Gambling is just about everywhere these days, and in college the trend appears to be growing. In Lane County, plenty of college students say they're into gambling.
And for most people, gambling is usually harmless entertainment. |
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But for a growing number of young adults, gambling is becoming more than fun. For some, debts rise, they drop out of school, have trouble paying rent and are using up their financial aid to pay for their gambling. About one in 20 college students have a problem with their gambling (Shaffer & Hall, 2001). Is the problem something that students eventually grow out of, or is the high rate of college problem gamblers due to all of the recent trends? While the cause is unknown, there are some important things we all need to know about this issue. College students need to have tools on how to gamble responsibly, and know there is free help available in all of Oregon for anyone concerned about a gambling problem. |
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At high riskAn estimated 5.6% of college students are problem gamblers (Shaffer, 2001). This is more than double the rate of the adult population. Poker becoming mainstreamA recent national survey of youth aged 14 to 22 found a 20% increase in monthly rates of card gambling (Annenberg Public Policy Center, 2005. Online gamblingA popular type of gambling among young adults, and full of unknowns. Poker players, compared to other types of gamblers, are more likely to gamble on the Internet. Learn more about online gambling. What are we doing about the issue?Oregon Problem Gambling Services offers a free college gambling prevention package for universities and colleges. Additionally, Lane County Problem Gambling Prevention Program contracted with Northwest Survey & Data Services to conduct a survey of 400 local university students. A final report was made available by early June 2007. Results of the survey will be used to develop evidence-based problem gambling awareness efforts with the University in Oregon in planning academic school year. For more information on the above projects, or for more resources, contact Julie Hynes at 541.682.3928 or by email. |
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