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Sturgis review recommendation 3 update

Impact of new gambling activities list on the Gambling Survey for Great Britain participation and consequences estimates

Published
9 October 2024

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9 October 2024 - Changes

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  2. Appendix - Activity lists

Appendix - Activity lists

Health Survey for England gambling activity list

  • tickets for the National Lottery Draw, including Thunderball and Euromillions and tickets bought online, scratchcards (excluding online, newspaper or magazine scratchcards)
  • tickets for any other lottery, including charity lotteries
  • the football pools
  • bingo cards or tickets, including playing bingo at bingo hall (not online)
  • fruit or slot machines
  • virtual gaming machines in a bookmaker (for example, virtual roulette, poker, blackjack or other games)
  • table games (for example, roulette, cards or dice) in a casino
  • poker in a pub tournament and/or league or at a club
  • online gambling like playing poker, bingo, instant win and/or scratchcard games, slot machine style games or casino games for money
  • online betting with a bookmaker on any event or sport
  • betting exchange (that is, where you lay or back bets against other people using a betting exchange) Betting on horse races in a bookmakers, by phone or at the track
  • betting on dog races in a bookmakers, by phone or at the track
  • betting on sports events in a bookmakers, by phone or at the venue
  • betting on other events in a bookmakers, by phone or at the venue
  • spread-betting (that is, the outcome of an event will be higher or lower than the bookmaker’s prediction)
  • private betting, playing cards or games for money with friends, family or colleagues
  • another form of gambling in the last 12 months.

Gambling Survey for Great Britain gambling activity list

  • tickets for the National Lottery draws including Lotto, Euromillions, Thunderball, Hotpicks, Set for Life
  • tickets for other charity lotteries, including the Health Lottery, Postcode Lottery and other lotteries
  • National Lottery scratchcards
  • National Lottery online instant win games
  • betting on sports and racing online and/or via an app, including virtual sports and/or races and e-sports
  • betting on sports and racing in-person, for example at a bookmakers, including virtual sports and/or races and e-sports
  • betting on the outcome of events such as TV shows, elections online and/or via an app
  • betting on the outcome of events such as TV shows, elections in-person (for example, at a bookmakers)
  • bingo played online and/or via an app
  • bingo played at a venue (for example, a bingo hall or social club)
  • casino games played online and/or via an app (for example, poker, roulette, blackjack)
  • casino games played at a casino (for example, poker, roulette, blackjack)
  • casino games (for example, poker, roulette, blackjack) played on a machine and/or terminal in a venue (for example, casino, bookmakers, club, pub)
  • fruit and/or slot machines played in-person
  • fruit and/or slot machines played online and/or via an app
  • football pools
  • private betting (for example, with friends, family, colleagues)
  • other scratchcards
  • other online instant win games
  • another form of gambling in the last 12 months.
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