In 2020, 32 percent of respondents to a survey on gambling habits before and during the coronavirus pandemic indicated that they gambled more than four times a week during the pandemic. During the pandemic, the number of people gambling less frequently appears to have dropped slightly, however high frequency gambling has increased.
Overall gambling frequency before and during the coronavirus pandemic in Australia in 2020
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Australian Institute of Family Studies. (October 13, 2020). Overall gambling frequency before and during the coronavirus pandemic in Australia in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204118/australia-gambling-frequency-before-and-during-covid-19/
Australian Institute of Family Studies. "Overall gambling frequency before and during the coronavirus pandemic in Australia in 2020." Chart. October 13, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204118/australia-gambling-frequency-before-and-during-covid-19/
Australian Institute of Family Studies. (2020). Overall gambling frequency before and during the coronavirus pandemic in Australia in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204118/australia-gambling-frequency-before-and-during-covid-19/
Australian Institute of Family Studies. "Overall Gambling Frequency before and during The Coronavirus Pandemic in Australia in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204118/australia-gambling-frequency-before-and-during-covid-19/
Australian Institute of Family Studies, Overall gambling frequency before and during the coronavirus pandemic in Australia in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204118/australia-gambling-frequency-before-and-during-covid-19/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Overall gambling frequency before and during the coronavirus pandemic in Australia in 2020 [Graph], Australian Institute of Family Studies, October 13, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204118/australia-gambling-frequency-before-and-during-covid-19/