Younger, faster, more expensive. "Gambling Addiction in the 2020s" feature published
Ridilover Inc. has published a special feature on 'Gambling Addiction in the 2020s', analyzing how online accessibility has drastically increased youth addiction and debt.
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Ridilover Inc. (Headquarters: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Toshiki Abe) has published a 6-part structured feature titled "Gambling Addiction in the 2020s" on its social issue-focused web media "Ridilover Journal".
In this feature, we unravel the current situation where gambling addiction is becoming "younger, faster, and more expensive" in the 2020s—an era where smartphones and SNS have become part of daily life—and the underlying factors based on voices from the field and various data.
## Main Points of the Feature
**[Younger]**
In the field of support, consultations for gambling addiction are spreading to younger generations. According to a survey by the Society for Thinking about the Gambling Addiction Problem (hereafter, the Society), consultations from people in their 20s and 30s have increased, accounting for about 80% of the total in 2023, and medical professionals are also reporting that "the age is dropping compared to before."
**[Faster]**
Due to the shift online, addiction and debt tend to become serious in a short period of time. In the Society's survey, about 30% of people took "within a week" from starting online casinos to their first debt, and another 30% took "within a month."
**[More Expensive]**
The debt amounts are also becoming larger. According to the Society's survey, the average debt amount has been increasing year by year, reaching 8.55 million yen in 2023. A survey by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare also shows that the average gambling-related debt of individuals connected to consultation agencies rose from about 3.94 million yen in FY2020 to about 6.54 million yen in FY2023.
## What was revealed by structuring
- Gambling in the 2020s can be accessed anytime and anywhere, widening the entry point for addiction.
- Betting without cash and getting immediate results strengthens the tendency to become absorbed.
- It is hard for families and people around to see, and by the time it is discovered, debt and life collapse may have already become severe.
- For young people, it can ruin not only their daily lives but also their "future foundations" such as learning and career building.
- While the entry points are expanding, the creation of prevention and recovery mechanisms remains an issue.
## Structure of the Feature
In recent years, while the illegality of online casinos and sports betting is frequently discussed, the problem cannot be captured merely by whether it is "illegal or legal." As the shift online advances, including public gambling, and access becomes possible anytime and anywhere with just a smartphone, gambling has slipped into daily life more easily than before. Factors such as betting without cash, getting results in a short time, and being hidden from others may be compounding to increase the ease of falling into addiction and the difficulty of getting out of it.
Ridilover Journal approaches this gambling addiction not just through the individual's "willpower
In this feature, we unravel the current situation where gambling addiction is becoming "younger, faster, and more expensive" in the 2020s—an era where smartphones and SNS have become part of daily life—and the underlying factors based on voices from the field and various data.
## Main Points of the Feature
**[Younger]**
In the field of support, consultations for gambling addiction are spreading to younger generations. According to a survey by the Society for Thinking about the Gambling Addiction Problem (hereafter, the Society), consultations from people in their 20s and 30s have increased, accounting for about 80% of the total in 2023, and medical professionals are also reporting that "the age is dropping compared to before."
**[Faster]**
Due to the shift online, addiction and debt tend to become serious in a short period of time. In the Society's survey, about 30% of people took "within a week" from starting online casinos to their first debt, and another 30% took "within a month."
**[More Expensive]**
The debt amounts are also becoming larger. According to the Society's survey, the average debt amount has been increasing year by year, reaching 8.55 million yen in 2023. A survey by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare also shows that the average gambling-related debt of individuals connected to consultation agencies rose from about 3.94 million yen in FY2020 to about 6.54 million yen in FY2023.
## What was revealed by structuring
- Gambling in the 2020s can be accessed anytime and anywhere, widening the entry point for addiction.
- Betting without cash and getting immediate results strengthens the tendency to become absorbed.
- It is hard for families and people around to see, and by the time it is discovered, debt and life collapse may have already become severe.
- For young people, it can ruin not only their daily lives but also their "future foundations" such as learning and career building.
- While the entry points are expanding, the creation of prevention and recovery mechanisms remains an issue.
## Structure of the Feature
In recent years, while the illegality of online casinos and sports betting is frequently discussed, the problem cannot be captured merely by whether it is "illegal or legal." As the shift online advances, including public gambling, and access becomes possible anytime and anywhere with just a smartphone, gambling has slipped into daily life more easily than before. Factors such as betting without cash, getting results in a short time, and being hidden from others may be compounding to increase the ease of falling into addiction and the difficulty of getting out of it.
Ridilover Journal approaches this gambling addiction not just through the individual's "willpower