The survey found that 16% of these 18-22-year-olds checked one of those three boxes.Īdvertising impacted this subsection of bettors, with 80% of the higher-risk bettors saying sports betting marketing materials make them more likely to gamble. Those were defined as either betting multiple times per week or daily, having a typical unit size of $50 or more, or losing more than $500 in a single day of betting. The data collection also tried to flag risky betting behaviors. Just over 70% of bettors reported a highest daily loss between $1-$100. The size of the wagers was mostly modest, as 79% of bets fell between the $1-$50 range. Only 4% of surveyed bettors were placing wagers on a daily basis, 10% on a weekly basis.

Survey data suggested wagering was infrequent among college-aged bettors, with about 58% of them wagering once a year or only a few times a year. “Sports betting has increased interest in sports of all kinds, including college sports, which is great for our fans, but the NCAA and everyone from coaches to athletics department staff and college presidents must better understand what impact sports betting may have on student-athletes.” Noteworthy wagering habits “We needed a new baseline so we can better understand what student-athletes are experiencing on their campuses and among their peers so we can best help them deal with the potentially disruptive dynamic of legal sports betting,” NCAA President Charlie Baker said in a statement. The NCAA survey was conducted prior to a sports wagering scandal at the University of Alabama and wagering violations at the University of Iowa and Iowa State University. Of respondents, 71% were either too young to bet legally or lived in an area without legal sports betting, but 56% of members in that subgroup engaged in sports betting activities.

State legality and age restrictions didn’t hamper betting activity, the survey found.

College students regularly wager on their own school’s teams (41%), and about one third of college students have used a student bookmaker. The survey found that 58% of respondents have placed a sports bet, and 67% of students living on campus are bettors. Of those survey participants, 1,702 of them are attending universities in the U.S.

The survey was conducted from April 18-25, and it included 3,527 responses from people 18-22 years old. A survey shared by the NCAA and conducted by Opinion Diagnostics suggests a majority of college-aged adults are betting on sports, even with restricted access to the legal sports betting market.

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