Online gambling more than doubles among young Montreal men, study finds

Global News · Alessia Simona Maratta, Dan Spector ·

A new study finds online gambling has more than doubled among young Montreal men, as treatment providers report more young people seeking help.

Online gambling has more than doubled among young men in Montreal, even as the overall number of adults who gamble has declined, according to a new public health study.

The study surveyed 8,500 Montreal adults and found 39 per cent said they had engaged in some form of gambling in 2025, 15 per cent fewer than in 2018 and 2002.

But researchers say the trend is moving in the opposite direction among younger men.

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