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Gambling Survey for Great Britain (GSGB): Trends report 2023 to 2025
The data in this report shows comparisons between the 2023 and 2025 GSGB annual reports for 6 key survey estimates.
Summary
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The 2025 survey is the third published in the Gambling Survey for Great Britain (GSGB) series. A primary advantage of the GSGB is having a consistent methodology and core survey questions allowing key trends over time to be traced.
The data in this report shows comparisons between 2023 and 2025 for 6 key survey estimates.
Details on the GSGB methodology can be found in the GSGB technical report.
Key facts
Overall, there were few differences in specific gambling behaviours examined between 2023 and 2025.
In 2023, 48 percent of participants reported gambling in the past 4 weeks; in 2025, 47 percent of participants reported the same.
Likewise, in 2023, 76.1 percent had a Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) score of 0, with 76.9 percent reporting the same in 2025. This pattern of stability is evident across most metrics presented.
There were some notable differences seen, with an increase in male participants who had gambled on activities other than lotteries in the past year, an increase in the proportion of adults aged 35 to 54 seeking help and support for their own gambling, and a reduction in female participants aged 55 and over seeking help and support due to others’ gambling.
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View the Gambling Survey for Great Britain: Trends Report 2023 to 2025.
Publication produced by: University of Glasgow and the National Centre for Social Research.
Publication authors: Ridout, K., Roop, S., Wardle, H., Moore, E., and Sadler, K.
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