Mobiles ring the changes in gambling

The growing use of mobile phones has increased the problem of gambling in Ireland, contributing to hidden online activity, a new study shows.

Children as young as nine gamble, according to Playing Social Roulette: The Impact of Gambling on Individuals and Society in Ireland.

The research project also found that problem gamblers began the practice as teenagers and that gambling was now as likely to happen in the home as in a betting shop.