This report presents statistics from the first Gambling Survey for Great Britain. The survey was conducted by the National Centre for Social Research, in collaboration with the University of Glasgow, and was commissioned by the Gambling Commission (the gambling regulator in Great Britain). The aim was to better understand gambling participation, motivations for gambling, and the consequences of gambling. In total, 9,804 adults completed the survey between July 2023 and February 2024.
Key findings include:
- 48% of adults (aged 18 and over) participated in gambling in the past four weeks (27% if people who only participated in lottery are excluded).
- Young people (aged 18 to 34) had higher scores on the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) than other age groups.
- People who had gambled on online slots were more than 6 times as likely than all of those who had gambled in the past 12 months to have a PGSI score of 8 or more, indicating problem gambling.
- The most severe consequence from gambling was breakdown of relationship(s) (1.6%), among people who had gambled in the last 12 months.
- Of adults who had gambled in the past 12 months, 3.2% had sought support because of their gambling.
See further information and data on the Gambling Commission's report release page.
