An Approach to Gambling in Adolescents and Young People Who Migrate Alone

Gambling is becoming very popular with young people. However, there is no study that focuses on exploring play in minors and young people who migrate alone. Here we offer a preliminary study on the relationship of this population with gambling. An investigation has been carried out based on a focus group and in-depth interviews carried out both with young people, as well as with educators from centers for minors and professionals who work with them in Bizkaia. The data obtained allow us to propose, in the first place, how gambling and gambling establishments complement the leisure of these young people. Second, the role of the family of origin as a present and ambivalent element in the relationship of these young people with the game. And finally, the experts' alert about the effects derived from problematic gambling, and the difficulties in intervention with this population profile.