Gambling participation by activity Great Britain 2023 | Statista

This survey shows the share of gambling participants in Great Britain from 2019 to 2023, by type of gambling activity. According to the source, 26.5 percent of respondents participated in National Lottery draws, while 12.8 percent participated in another lottery.

Share of gambling participants in Great Britain from 2019 to 2023, by type of gambling activity

Characteristic	Year to Mar 2019	Year to Mar 2020	Year to Mar 2021	Year to Mar 2022	Year to Mar 2023
National Lottery draws	28.6%	29.3%	25.9%	27.2%	27.6%
Another lottery	10.9%	12.9%	11.7%	13.3%	13.4%
Scratchcards	11.4%	10%	7.1%	7.1%	7.5%
Sports betting²	7%	6.7%	4.3%	5.2%	5.1%
Private betting	6.3%	5.5%	3%	3.8%	4%
Online slot machine style games / instant wins	2.7%	3.7%	3.7%	3.4%	4.8%
Horse races**	4.3%	3.8%	2.8%	3.5%	3.5%
Bingo¹	2.6%	3.5%	1.3%	2.1%	2.4%
Football pools	1.5%	1.8%	1.3%	1%	1.4%
Casino games³	1.6%	1.2%	1.4%	0.8%	1.2%
Betting on other events²	1.2%	1.2%	0.8%	0.6%	0.8%
Dog races²	0.9%	0.6%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%
Spread betting	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	0.3%
Virtual gaming machines in a bookmakers	1.5%	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%	1.2%

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Release date

May 2023

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

2019 to 2023

Number of respondents

4,002⁴

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

respondents had participated in gambling in the past four weeks

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

¹ Includes bingo played at a club or online.

² Includes bets made online, by telephone, or in person, with a bookmaker or a betting exchange.

³ Includes casino games played in a casino or online.)

⁴ The survey sizes for other years varied.

The figures were found in Table 2 of the Excel sheet.

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