The Mori Social Research Unit surveyed 8,017 12- to 15-year-olds in England and Wales, and found that participation in gambling activities had fallen since a similar survey in 2000. Fruit machines are still the most popular form, with more than half of young people saying they had used them. Although this represents a decline from 2000, it is not as significant as other forms of gambling - the number of young people purchasing scratchcards has more than halved, for example. Mark Griffiths of Nottingham Trent University, co-author of the report, said: "This may indicate that gambling opportunities where one-to-one interaction with a shopkeeper is necessary are becoming more rigorously enforced."
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