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However, little research has focused on socio-demographic characteristics and gambling consumption patterns of individuals who finance their gambling with loans. This study aims to identify how debt-financed gambling is associated with socio-demographics and gambling consumption among help-seekers in Finland.\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Methods:<\/jats:italic>\n                    We analysed gambling consumption and socio-demographic characteristics among help-seekers who use debt money to gamble. The analysis is based on data collected by the Finnish gambling helpline Peluuri across 2019\u20132022 (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">N<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20094202). We used ridge regression with bootstrap analysis to conduct the analysis.\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Results:<\/jats:italic>\n                    39.11\u2009% of help-seekers reported gambling with debt money. Gambling with debt was the most prevalent in 2019 and reduced in subsequent years, most notably after 2020. Gambling-related debt was more prevalent among 35- to 54-year-old people and those active in the labour market. Online gambling and poker were associated with debt.\n                    <jats:bold>\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Conclusions:<\/jats:italic>\n                      The results show that risk factors for gambling-related indebtedness may be different than risk factors for gambling disorder and other harms. Interventions are needed to limit the possibility of accumulating gambling-related debt. Notably, population-level interventions, such as financial literacy campaigns and limiting the availability of instant loans and harmful gambling products, are needed to protect public health.\n                    <\/jats:bold>\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1177\/14034948261488598","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,8]],"date-time":"2026-10-08T07:53:51Z","timestamp":1791446031000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Gambling consumption and socio-demographic characteristics among help-seekers with gambling-related debt"],"prefix":"10.1177","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2476-5094","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Virve","family":"Marionneau","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Research on Addiction, Control and Governance, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-8525-0440","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sara","family":"Havuaho","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Research on Addiction, Control and Governance, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nina","family":"Jokirinne","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Research on Addiction, Control and Governance, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aino","family":"Lahtinen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Research on Addiction, Control and Governance, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_3_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12889-016-2747-0"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S2468-2667(24)00167-1"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/14459795.2020.1819365"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s11205-022-02898-6"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_6_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12954-018-0251-9"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_7_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/s41562-020-01045-w"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_8_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.cobeha.2019.09.002"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_9_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/14459795.2013.842606"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_10_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.addbeh.2024.108182"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_11_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/13668803.2010.488096"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_12_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/eurpub\/ckad117"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_13_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/add.15449"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_14_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.addbeh.2019.106071"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_15_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s10899-015-9548-8"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_16_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S2468-2667(24)00126-9"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_17_2","article-title":"Gambling motives and offshore gambling: a Finnish population study","volume":"40","author":"Hagfors H","year":"2024","unstructured":"Hagfors H, Oksanen A, Salonen AH. 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