Reuters Health: Study finds 2.1 percent of young Americans are problem gamblers

An article distributed by Reuters Health reports that the most-representative national study to-date of gambling and young people has found that 2.1 percent of Americans age 14-21 are problem gamblers. The article quotes John Welte, senior research scientist, who said, "The amount of problem gambling among young people, while it's not extremely high, is high enough that it's a cause for concern."