Download This PaperImpact of Sports Gambling on Mental Health
14 Pages Posted: 1 Aug 2024
Date Written: June 14, 2024
Abstract
Utilizing the staggered legalization of gambling across states following the repeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, we provide causal evidence of the impact of gambling on mental health. Our results indicate that legalized gambling leads to a 3.8 percentage point increase-nearly 10%-in the likelihood of poor mental health for men between 30 and 34 but a 5.5 percentage points decrease-over 11%-for men between 18 and 24; there is no discernible effect for women.
Keywords: Gambling, Sports Betting, Mental Health, Legalization
JEL Classification: I31, L83, D1
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Couture, Cody and Cross, Jeffrey and Wu, Stephen, Impact of Sports Gambling on Mental Health (June 14, 2024). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4865678
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