UK Gambling Commission publishes annual gambling participation report

Headline findings in the latest UK Gambling Commission Annual Gambling Participation Report makes for some interesting reading.

The research found that overall, gambling participation had declined since 2016 with 45 percent of people aged 16+ having participated in at least one form of gambling in the past four weeks in 2017 (2016: 48 percent).

Other Key findings – which refer to respondents gambling participation over a prior period of four weeks – include:

45 percent of people participated in any form of gambling (Dec 2016: 48 percent), excluding the National Lottery, 31 percent (Dec 2016: 33 percent).

18 percent of respondents had gambled online (Dec 2016: 17 percent).

51 percent of online gamblers used a mobile phone or tablet to gamble (Dec 2016: 43 percent).

26 percent had placed an in-play bet (Dec 2016: 26 percent).

1 percent had played machines in retail bookmakers (Dec 2016: 1 percent).

According to the full PGSI or DSM-IV screen, 0.8 percent were identified as problem gamblers, while 3.9 percent were deemed as low or moderate risk gamblers.

The proportion of gamblers who had ever self-excluded was 6 percent (Dec 2016: 6 percent).

Only 33 percent of people think gambling is fair and can be trusted (Dec 2016: 34 percent), and 41 percent think gambling is associated with crime (Dec 2016: 39 percent).
The full report can be read here.

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