Feb 17, 2015 | Gambling Addiction Research, Recent Northstar Posts, Research Study, Youth Gambling
A new report performed by Randy Stinchfield, Ph.D., gambling researcher at the University of Minnesota Department of Psychiatry, reveals that gambling participation among “out-of-mainstream” youth in Minnesota is higher than for students in public schools. The...
Jul 21, 2014 | Recent Northstar Posts, Research Study
After Minnesota legalized a state lottery in 1989, many questions were raised about gambling: How many Minnesotans gambled? How many Minnesotans had a gambling disorder? And how would these numbers be affected by the introduction of the state lottery? To get those...
Jan 30, 2012 | Gambling Addiction Research, Recent Northstar Posts, Youth Gambling
A new study of gambling rates among Minnesota youth reflects a continued, gradual decrease in the overall rate of gambling among students in 9th and 12th grades. However, the rate of frequent gamblers, defined as those who gamble daily or weekly, has remained...
