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ESRI report finds that gambling at an early age increases the risk of problem gambling in later life

New research from the ESRI has shown that people who gambled as children are almost twice as like...

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18.30 30 Jan 2026


ESRI report finds that gambling at an early age increases the risk of problem gambling in later life


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18.30 30 Jan 2026


New research from the ESRI has shown that people who gambled as children are almost twice as likely to suffer from problem gambling when they become adults. So what is Problem Gambling, and how are children being drawn into the world of gambling? To discuss this, Ciara was joinedby the Head of Addiction Services at Saint John of God Hospital and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCD, Colin O’Gara.


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