British Gambling Prevalence Survey 1999
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The British Gambling Prevalence
Survey 1999 was the first nationally representative
survey of its kind in this country. Its aim was to provide
baseline data on adult gambling participation in Great
Britain. It also estimated the extent of problem gambling
within Great Britain.
The survey was commissioned by GamCare and carried out by NatCen. A random sample of 7,700
people aged 16 and over participated in the survey.
In the decade leading up to the survey, the
nature of gambling in Great Britain had been changing, due to the
introduction of the National Lottery, but also to the increasing
availability of other forms of gambling such as gambling on
the internet.
While there was growing interest in the social
impact of these new forms of gambling on the British population, up
until the publication of this report there had been
little reliable information available about people's gambling
behaviour.
Gambling behaviour in Britain: results from the British Gambling
Prevalence Survey 1999
Page last reviewed: June
2012