Adolescent gambling is associated with criminal behavior.

Adolescents that spend hours playing online gambling games may be a sign of gambling addiction.

Adolescents who have a parent with a gambling problem during early adolescence are more likely to have a gambling problem.

Adolescents who have a trusting and communicative relationship with their parents are less likely to gamble.

Advertising campaigns for casinos or lotteries promote gambling behaviors.

Boys are more likely to experience gambling problems.

Card games and betting on sports are the most common forms of teen gambling.

Constantly borrowing money from friends and family can be a sign of a gambling problem.

Family influences and gambling behavior might differ by ethnic group.

In most states it is legal for 18 year olds to gamble.

Low parental monitoring is associated with higher adolescent gambling frequency.

Media portrays high profile celebrities gambling and it is broadcast on television.

Most research on adolescent gambling focuses on lottery tickets and slot machines.

Movies glamorize gambling and risky behavior.

Obsessions with sports scores may be a sign of a gambling problem.

One sign of a gambling problem may be teenagers selling their personal belongings.

One study showed that the starting age of introduction to gambling with 12.5 years old.

Parental approval and involvement in adolescent gambling gives a message to adolescents that gambling is a socially acceptable and a harmless activity.

Society typically condones gambling.

The consequences of teen gambling are less obvious than other risk behaviors.

There are personality differences between adolescents with a gambling problem and those with out.

There are two types of gambling: social and pathological

Unexplained absences from work or school may be a symptom of a gambling problem.

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