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Understanding the adverse consequences of gambling
This report examines the relationship between demographic characteristics and the likelihood of experiencing negative consequences from gambling.
Summary
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This report examines the relationship between demographic characteristics and the likelihood of experiencing negative consequences from gambling. It explores how age, gender, ethnicity, and income are associated with both potential adverse consequences (affecting resources, relationships, and health) and severe consequences (such as relationship breakdown, violence, significant financial loss, and crime). It also examines the extent to which different types of harm overlap.
Key facts
Both potential and severe gambling-related consequences were most common among younger adults, males, people from Mixed, Asian, or Black ethnic backgrounds, and those with lower financial income.
People tended to experience adverse negative consequences across multiple areas of their lives. Among those reporting at least one potential adverse consequence, nearly half experienced harms in two or more domains, and over a quarter experienced harms across all three domains (resources, relationships, and health). Similarly, almost half of those reporting severe harms experienced two or more types, and 8% reported experiencing all four severe consequences.
Details
Full details can be found in the Understanding the adverse consequences from gambling report.
Publication author: Ruddock, H. (Gambling Commission)
Alongside this report we have published GSGB Official Statistics 2024 summarised in the GSGB Annual report (2024).
Publication authors: Wardle, H., Ridout, K., Tipping, S., Sadler, K., Maxineanu, I., & Hill, S.
Responsible Statistician: Helen Bryce (Head of Statistics).
We have also published an additional topic report to enhance our understanding of GSGB data: Investigating the profiles of those who gamble more frequently.
Publication authors: Tipping, S. and Wardle, H. (University of Glasgow)
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