Changes to the law in Canada allowing people to bet on individual games and various elements within a game - for example, the performance of a player - in part explain the increase in sports betting, says Kairouz.
'We need a regulator that is independent,' says Sylvia Kairouz, professor in the department of anthropology and sociology and the Research Chair on Gambling at Concordia University (Paula Dayan Perez/CBC)
According to the study, 88 per cent of online gamblers saw or heard advertisements for online gambling.
Another 20 per cent of respondents said their gambling habits were influenced by advertisements during those 12 months.
they sell this dream that you can make money gambling.
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Both Kairouz and Lapointe are calling for more regulations to protect Quebecs from the risks of online gambling.
"We need to have a regulator that is independent that can look at the [types of] gambling offered and whenever there is a game that will be offered, it goes through the regulator to assess the risk for the population," said Kairouz.
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