A recent Canadian national review has proven that younger adults are more enthusiastic on online technologies including online gambling, reported the Montreal Gazette. When asked about their gambling habits, younger adults under thirty five responded they intend to play more while those above thirty five stated they wish to gamble less, reported pollster Allan Gregg to the 2008 Canadian Gaming Summit. Still due to unlawfulness of online gambling in Canada, the industry is not yet able to take the opportunity of such a tendency.
Out of 3,047 Canadians 56 per cent of those aged 18 to 34 suppose online sportsbetting and web-based poker games were considered acceptable forms of gambling, told Gregg, Chairman of Harris/Decima at the summit.
However, figures are quite different when concerning their older counterparts. So, only 20 per cent of those over 55 and just 35 percent of those over 35 favoured online sports wagering. Younger adults like interactive online lottery games more than older ones do; they are used to buying  lottery tickets through their mobile phones or playing casino games for money via in-home televisions.
Canadian citizens spend about $400 million annually at the Internet companies located in foreign jurisdictions or on the Mohawk reserve of Kahnawake while current laws prohibit most forms of electronic or online gambling in the country, said Paul Burns, Vice-President of the Canadian Gaming Association.