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Understanding the impact of increased cost of living on gambling behaviour

Gambling Commission report with Yonder to understand the behaviours and motivations of gamblers during the period of high cost of living in Great Britain.

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Published
10 October 2023

Last updated
10 October 2023 - Changes

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Contents

• Understanding the impact of increased cost of living on gambling behaviour

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• Introduction
• Methodology
• Summary of findings
• Financial comfort and concerns around cost of living
• Impact of increased cost of living on wellbeing
• Impact of cost of living on gambling behaviours
• Gambling motivations
• Conclusions
• Appendix

Appendix

Gambling Activities

A list of gambling activities asked about in the survey to determine gambler status in each wave of tracking is provided as follows:

• 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 and/or slot machine style games
• roulette, card and/or dice games or poker in a casino
• roulette, card and/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.

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Cost of living on gambling behaviour: Conclusions

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