Standards
Bingo and casino technical requirements
Bingo and casino technical requirements under section 85 and section 89 of the Gambling Act 2005.
Problem gambling by ethnicity
Young people who define themselves as white were more likely to be identified as non-problem gamblers, using the youth adapted problem gambling screen Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th Edition – Multiple Response Juvenile (DSM-IV-MR-J), than those who are from a black or minority ethnic group (24.7 percent, compared with 17.3 percent). There are no statistically significant differences by ethnicity with regard to the prevalence of at risk or problem gamblers.
While this was also the case in 2022, the proportion of non-problem gamblers for those who define themselves as white has decreased (30.7 percent) yet remained comparable for those who are from a black or minority ethnic group (17.7 percent).
Table 3: Types of gamblers by ethnicity (last 12 months)
Table 3 information
The numbers of individuals who fall into the categories of ‘at risk gamblers’ and ‘problem gamblers’ are low (below our threshold for analysis of 50 or more cases). As such these results should be treated with caution.
| Ethnicity | Total | Non-gambler | Non-problem gambler | At risk gambler | Problem gambler | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base size | Percentage | Base size | Percentage | Base size | Percentage | Base size | Percentage | Base size | |
| White | 2666 | 73% | 1915 | 24.7% | 653 | 1.6% | 42 | 0.5% | 12 |
| Black and/or other minority ethnic | 724 | 79% | 601 | 17.3% | 131 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.1% | 8 |
Last updated: 16 November 2023
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