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Understanding the impact of increased cost of living on gambling behaviour - Final report
Gambling Commission's research report with Yonder into the behaviours and motivations of gamblers during the current period of high cost of living in Great Britain.
Contents
- Introduction
- Methodology
- How to read this report
- Summary of findings
- Personal finances and cost of living
- Financial comfort and concerns around cost of living
- Relationship with gambling
- Impact of cost of living on gambling behaviours
- Gambling has stayed the same
- Gambling because it’s fun but will make cutbacks if needed
- Gambling is an inherent part of life
- Change in gambling behaviour
- The number of occasions on which you have spent money on these gambling activities
- The amount of money spent on these gambling activities
- The amount of time spent gambling on these activities
- Typical stakes
- Motivations for gambling
- Conclusions
- Appendix A - Gambling activities
- Appendix B - Reading longitudinal tables
- Appendix C - Motivations for gambling – subgroup analysis by statement
Appendix A - Gambling activities
The following is a list of gambling activities asked about in the survey to determine gambler status in each wave of tracking:
- tickets for Lottery Draws (for example, Lotto, EuroMillions, People’s Postcode Lottery)
- scratchcards (National Lottery, or charity scratchcards)
- instant Win Games online (including National Lottery)
- fruit, slot, or virtual gaming machines (at a bookmakers, casino, bingo hall, arcade, pub or social club)
- online fruit or slot machine style games
- roulette, card or dice games or Poker in a casino
- roulette, card or dice games or Poker online
- bingo in person
- bingo online
- betting on football in person (including pre-match and in-play)
- betting on football online (including pre-match and in-play)
- betting on other sports and races online (tennis, horses, dogs, virtual, esports)
- betting on other sports and races in person (tennis, horses, dogs, virtual, esports)
- betting on events in person (political, topical, entertainment)
- betting on events online (political, topical, entertainment)
- another form of gambling activity.
Cost of living on gambling behaviour 2024: Conclusions Next section
Cost of living on gambling behaviour 2024: Appendix B - Reading longitudinal tables
Last updated: 27 February 2024
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