Teenagers are placing sports bets online even though some of them reside in states where sports gambling is prohibited under the age of 21, or illegal altogether.
More states have legalized online sports betting in recent years, making the hobby that was once done in-person through bookies — often illegally with a nod and wink — more widely accessible. Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts and Ohio legalized sports gambling last year, bringing the nationwide total to 33 states plus Washington, D.C.
A majority of underage gamblers typically bet between $1 and $50 and lose between $10 and $300 a day, the NCAA survey found. The losses are particularly steep among Black bettors, some of whom reported losing more than $500 in a single day, the NCAA said. The survey also found that some college students have enlisted a fellow student who is a bookie to place wagers on their behalf.
The NCAA said it's planning another survey this fall focused on the gambling habits of student-athletes. Underage online betting appears to surface just as sports gambling has ascended to new heights. Americans wagered a recorded $31.1 billion on sports — online and in-person — during the first quarter of this year, according to the American Gaming Association. That activity generated an all-time high of $2.8 billion in revenue to sportsbooks, the trade association
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