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Sports gambling apps target users as young as 13 years old

This MarketWatch article outlines the move by app developers to tap into the large and growing U.S. sports gambling market by developing ‘freemium’ models for users as young as 13 years old. These models include no purchase required apps where users must view advertising to enter pools and free virtual currency based apps.

2016 Sports gambling apps target users as young as 13

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