Online gambling is also present among teenagers, although to a lesser extent. According to the Estudes survey in Aragon, 10.9% of students aged 14 to 18 gambled online for money in 2025, a figure that remained stable compared with 2023 and below the national average of 13%. More concerning is the trend in potential problem gambling, which affects 4.5% of the young people surveyed, compared with 4% two years ago.
The difference between boys and girls is particularly significant. Some 7.7% of boys show indicators consistent with potential problem gambling, while among girls the figure falls to 1.3%. The Government of Aragon warns of the need to prevent gambling from becoming normalized among minors and calls for prevention efforts involving families, schools, public authorities and society as a whole.
MORE THAN 5,300 PEOPLE HAVE CHOSEN TO BAN THEMSELVES FROM GAMBLING
The problem is not limited to young people. Among Aragon’s population aged 15 to 64, more than half, 53.8%, took part in gambling in 2024. Lotteries remain the most widespread form of in-person gambling, while sports betting leads online gambling. Despite this, a downward trend has been observed since 2022, particularly in in-person gambling.
The consequences can affect family life, finances and health. Among those who began treatment for behavioral addictions, 82.8% were men and 17.2% were women. Family conflicts occurred in 61.6% of cases, followed by financial problems, at 53.6%, and health problems, present in 34.4%.
One of the tools available to people who want to curb their gambling is self-exclusion. At the end of 2025, 5,330 people were registered in Aragon’s Register of Banned Gamblers (REJUP), 5.8% more than a year earlier. Almost nine out of ten registrants are men. The register is also connected to the national system to prevent these people from accessing establishments and gambling activities subject to oversight.
MORE THAN 1,400 INSPECTIONS IN ONE YEAR
Oversight of the sector has also been strengthened. During 2025, 1,453 gambling-related inspections were carried out in Aragon, while this year the 2026-2030 Gambling Inspection Plan was approved, focusing particularly on protecting vulnerable groups and preventing the social problems associated with these practices.
The Aragonese government insists that reducing risks also means acting before addiction appears. Interventions in families and schools, oversight of advertising and access to gambling, and efforts to reduce its normalization are part of a strategy aimed at preventing an apparently recreational activity from ultimately leading to financial, family or health problems.
