Gambling Among Finnish 14–16-Year-Old Adolescents Before (2008–2009), During (2010–2011), and After (2013–2017) Setting the Legal Age Limit of 18 for Gambling and the Role of Socio-Economic Status

• Published in: Journal of gambling studies Vol. 38; no. 4; pp. 1243 - 1256
• Main Authors: Latvala, Tiina, Lintonen, Tomi, Luopa, Pauliina, Raisamo, Susanna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.12.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adolescents; Community and Environmental Psychology; Contingency tables; Economic status; Economics; Gambling; Health promotion; Inequality; Legal age; Legislation; Lotteries; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Monopolies; Original Paper; Psychiatry; Public health; Socioeconomic factors; Socioeconomic status; Sociology; Teenagers; Finland; Trend; Socio-economic status; Gambling; Legislation; Inequality

Legislation prohibiting minors from engaging in gambling is a gambling policy measure set to protect adolescents from the harmful effects of gambling. The Finnish gambling system is based on a state monopoly, regulated by the Lotteries Act. After an amendment to the Lotteries Act, the new minimum le...