Gambling Commission releases gambling participation figures
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Gambling Commission in the UK has published the results of a new survey showing year-on-year drops in gambling participation and problem gambling. Only 41.6% of the British population enjoyed some form of gambling entertainment over the course of first five months of 2021. The rate for June decreased by 2.2% to 28.3% when games from the National Lottery were excluded.
Gambling Commission releases gambling participation figures. The commission's examination was conducted via telephone. Gambling rates have dropped across all gender and age categories. June of last year saw the widespread closure of retail casino and sportsbetting venues due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Gambling Commission reports that the retail sportsbetting sector experienced the largest year-on-year drop at 7.7%. The vertical reached an all-time high of 34.9% in 2019 but has recently been hit as the proportion of those gambling online swelled from 16.8% to reach 17.6%.
Gambling Commission releases gambling participation figures. National Lottery was the only vertical to have recently seen statistically significant growth in online play at 2.4%. However, there was a 5.3% decline in retail ticket purchases to 14.7%.
Gambling Commission releases gambling participation figures. National Lottery is the most popular form of gambling entertainment at 26.3%. Sportsbetting at 5.5%, horserace wagering at 3.2%, online slots at3.7%, iGaming titles at 1.1%.
Gambling Commission releases gambling participation figures. Proportion of problem gamblers has fallen by 1.1% year-on-year to 3. 1%. The percentage of British population assessed as being at medium risk purportedly fell from 1% to 0.7%.
