Survey: Betting widespread among young people

• David Purdum, ESPN Personnel WriterMay 24, 2023, 12:55 PM ET

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The NCAA, as it continues to adapt to the evolving sports betting landscape in the United States, released survey results Wednesday that suggest wagering prevails amongst young people, particularly on college schools and within minority communities.Key findings from

the survey include: – 58%of the respondents

have actually participated in a minimum of one sports betting activity. The NCAA includes dream sports in its meaning of sports wagering. – 67%of trainees living on school are gamblers and tend to bet at a greater frequency, with 41%of the students who wager having bet on their school’s group. Thirty-five percent have used a trainee bookmaker. – 68%of Black or African American respondents engaged in

wagering activities, the greatest among the demographics surveyed. Other races: Hispanic or Latino 63%; Asian 55%; white or Caucasian 54%. The study was commissioned by NCAA president Charlie Baker to develop a standard of sports betting activity in the brand-new gambling landscape in the U.S. Thirty-three states and the District of Columbia have actually introduced legal wagering markets in the past five years, and a handful more are getting ready to the get into the bookmaking service later this year.The survey found nearly the same rate of engagement in betting in states with legal markets compared to states without legal sportsbooks.”We needed a new baseline so we can better understand what student-athletes are experiencing on their campuses and amongst their peers so we can best assist them deal with the possibly disruptive dynamic of legal sports betting,”Baker said in the release announcing the study results. “Sports betting has increased interest in sports of all kinds, including college sports, which is terrific for our fans, but the NCAA and everybody from coaches to sports department personnel and college presidents should better understand what impact sports betting may have on student-athletes.”The survey was performed April 18-23 and was centered on grownups ages 18-22 who have lived in the United States. It got 3,527 actions. Almost half of the respondents were pursuing college degrees and studying at organizations located in the U.S. Marketing research company Viewpoint Diagnostics performed the survey on behalf of the NCAA.The study discovered that$ 10-$20 was the most typical quantity ran the risk of per bet, with 79%of respondents running the risk of$1-$50 per wager. Black or African American respondents were an outlier, with 10 %normally wagering more than $100 compared to 5% for the general population.The survey indicated that the NFL was the most popular league amongst 18-22-year-olds, followed by expert basketball(NBA/WNBA ). College basketball and college football ranked 3rd and fourth, respectively.The NCAA analyzed what it identified dangerous behaviors, consisting of wagering a couple of times a

week or daily; wagering$ 50 or more on a common bet, or losing more than$500 betting sports in a single day. The survey discovered that 16%of 18-22-year-olds had participated in a minimum of among the dangerous behaviors.The NCAA will conduct another study of student-athletes only about their wagering habits in the coming months.