Springfield studies youth gambling

SPRINGFIELD — The city received a $275,000 grant for ongoing efforts to understand and address gambling-related harm among youth.

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission approved the grant Thursday from the regulator’s Community Mitigation Fund, a pool of money collected from taxes generated by legal betting in Massachusetts.

During last year’s grant cycle, Springfield was awarded about $55,000 awarded funding for the inaugural study, the Springfield Young Adult Gambling Project. Initial funding was used to develop a partnership among a youth advisory board, public health professionals, and researchers to plan the study, according to a news release.