Their brains haven’t fully matured,” she said. “But for folks that are 21 to say 25, 26 years old, they’re still at a pretty high-risk category. Warner also points out that sports betting typically pulls in a younger demographic, even if Massachusetts law only allows gambling for adults 21 and older.
“That when you make it legal, is that gonna continue to be true? I think the research will tell us as we move forward.” “So that alone just concerns us,” Warner said. Marlene Warner, the CEO of the Massachusetts Council on Gaming and Health, points out that research shows that people who already chose to bet on sports illegally have a higher propensity towards gambling problems than others.
But, just like any form of gambling, sports betting comes with risks.
