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Report

Young People and Gambling 2022: Official statistics

Gambling Commission report produced by Ipsos on young people and their gambling behaviour, attitudes and awareness in 2022.

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Who is with young people when they play gaming machines?

When playing arcade gaming machines, the majority (89 percent) of young people were with someone, typically a parent or guardian (57 percent). This also holds true for play on fruit and slot machines; 80 percent were with someone, usually a parent or guardian (60 percent).

For both types of gaming machines, only a minority (5 percent) were alone when they played. Boys were more likely to be alone when they are playing arcade gaming machines, than girls (6 percent compared with 2 percent).

Figure 17: Who young people were with when playing games and gaming machines

A bar chart showing who young people were with, from 'I was alone' to 'Parent(s), carer(s) or guardian(s)', when playing games and gaming machines in the last 12 months. For each group of people there are two bars. One bar represents those young people who played arcade gaming machines, the other bar represents those young people that played fruit or slot machines. Data from the chart is provided within the following table.

Figure 17 information

GAMSPEND2. Last time you did [this activity and/or these activities] who were you with?
Base: All 11 to 16 year olds answering who have played arcade gaming machines (1,417), fruit or slot machines (312).
Note: Multiple response question so the percentages in the chart and table do not sum to 100 percent.

Figure 17: Who young people were with when playing games and gaming machines.
Who were you with? Percentage who were playing arcade gaming machines (multiple response question, therefore answers do not sum to 100 percent) Percentage who were playing fruit or slot machine (multiple response question, therefore answers do not sum to 100 percent)
Parent(s), carer(s) or guardian(s) 57% 60%
Brother(s), sister(s) or friend(s) aged 17 years old or younger 38% 19%
Brother(s), sister(s) or friend(s) aged 18 years old or older 14% 16%
Others 10% 6%
I was alone 5% 5%
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