Preliminary data from a new study of students at certain campuses shows an existing high prevalence of gambling and sports betting among male students and student-athletes as the state moves closer to its online sports betting launch next month.
Michelle L. Malkin, JD, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at East Carolina University (ECU), Director of Gambling Research Initiative Policy, shared data from her ongoing baseline study of 2,200 students across 12 UNC campuses assessing gambling behavior, awareness, and risk among UNC undergraduate students.
What we have been able to find here in North Carolina, prior to the actual expansion into legalized sports betting, is that we already have a large number of college students, 58% of those we po…