of students report seeing or hearing advertising for gambling on a daily basis
Youth Training Hub
Free training resources to support youth and reduce gambling-related harms.
Explore RGC’s free, evidence-informed training resources to help educators, facilitators, and community leaders engage young people in meaningful conversations about gambling, healthy decision-making, and wellbeing.
One in five students report engaging in any type of gambling in the past year. The legalization of single-event sports betting, expansion of online gambling, increase in gambling advertisements and marketing, and normalization of gambling has contributed to rising concerns of risk for youth. RGC’s evidence-informed youth training resources are free, ready-to-use tools designed to help educators, facilitators, coaches, and community organizations engage youth in meaningful conversations about gambling, betting, digital health, risk, and harm prevention. Through interactive activities, guided discussions, and practical learning experiences, participants build awareness, strengthen critical thinking skills, and develop strategies that support healthy decision-making.
23%
1 in 10
students report online sports betting at least once in the past year.
48%
of students who played video games in the past year report making ‘microtransactions’ at least once while playing.
1 in 8
students report any type of online gambling at least once in the past year.
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Each module includes ready-to-use materials designed to build awareness, strengthen critical thinking, and support healthy decision-making among young people.
Games, Bets & Reality Checks
Games, Bets & Reality Checks is a free, evidence-informed training module designed to help educators and facilitators deliver engaging sessions on gambling awareness, digital health, risk, and harm prevention for grade 11-12 students. This resource equips facilitators with tools to encourage critical thinking and help youth make healthy decisions that support their well-being.
Learn MoreBeyond the Game
Beyond the Game is designed to help coaches and educators deliver engaging sessions on gambling risks and healthy decision-making for grade 11-12 student athletes. This resource equips facilitators with tools to raise awareness of the risks of gambling and sports betting and empowers youth and student athletes to make healthy choices that help limit gambling harms.
Learn moreCitation/Sources:
Boak, A., & Hamilton, H. A. (2026). The mental health and well-being of Ontario students, 1991-2025: Findings from the Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey (OSDUHS). Toronto, ON: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health