Online gambling activity participants Great Britain 2023

In 2023, it was found that 15.2 percent of the Great British public participated in online National Lottery draws. This denoted a continued increase in participation, having grown from 9.1 percent in 2019.

Share of online gambling participants in Great Britain from 2017 to 2023, by type of gambling activity

Characteristic	National Lottery draws	Another lottery	Bingo¹	Football pools	Horse races²	Dog races	Sports betting²	Betting on other events²	Virtual dog or horse races	Spread betting	Casino games³
Year to Mar 2019	9.1%	5.3%	0.7%	0.9%	2.5%	0.4%	5.4%	0.8%	0.2%	0.4%	1%
Year to Mar 2020	10.6%	6.4%	1%	1.1%	2.3%	0.3%	5.1%	0.5%	0.2%	0.2%	0.8%
Year to Mar 2021	13.4%	7.9%	0.9%	0.9%	2.4%	0.4%	3.9%	0.6%	0.3%	0.2%	1.4%
Year to Mar 2022	14.9%	8.3%	0.7%	0.6%	2.6%	0.3%	4.5%	0.4%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%
Year to Mar 2023	15.2%	8.9%	0.9%	1.1%	2.2%	0.1%	4.1%	0.5%	0.2%	0.2%	0.8%

Loading statistic...

Download

Source

Show detailed source information?

Already a member?

Sources

Use Ask Statista Research Service

Release date

May 2023

More information

Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

2019 to 2023

Number of respondents

4,002⁴

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

participation in the past four weeks; respondents participated either only online or had participated both in person and online

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

¹ The definition of bingo includes games played at a club or online.

² Betting can include those bets made online, by telephone, or in person, with a bookmaker or a betting exchange.

³ The definition of casino games includes those games played in a casino or online.

⁴ Survey sizes for other years varied.

Citation formats

Other statistics on the topic
Online gambling in the United Kingdom

Annual sales of the National Lottery in Great Britain from April 2008 to March 2022 (in million GBP)

Gambling

Annual sales of National Lottery in Great Britain 2008-2022

Share of problem gamblers in Great Britain as of March 2021, by age

Gambling

Problem gamblers in Great Britain 2021, by age

Gambling

Number of betting shops in Great Britain 2011-2022

Total number of operating casino premises in Great Britain from 2011 to 2022

Gambling

Number of operating casino premises in Great Britain 2011-2022

Statista Accounts: Access All Statistics. Starting from $2,388 USD / Year

Basic Account

Get to know the platform

You only have access to basic statistics.

Starter Account

The ideal entry-level account for individual users

Instant access to 1m statistics
Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
Detailed references

$199 USD / Month *

Professional Account

Full access

Business Solutions including all features.

* Prices do not include sales tax.

Statistics on " Gambling in the United Kingdom "

The most important statistics

Other statistics that may interest you Gambling in the United Kingdom

Overview

Betting

Casinos

Online gambling

Bingo

National Lottery

Problem gambling

Further related statistics

Further Content: You might find this interesting as well

Statistics

Topics

Online gambling in the United Kingdom

Statista Accounts: Access All Statistics. Starting from $2,388 USD / Year

Learn more about how Statista can support your business.

Share of online gambling participants in Great Britain from 2017 to 2023, by type of gambling activity

Other statistics on the topicOnline gambling in the United Kingdom

Statistics on " Gambling in the United Kingdom "

Other statistics that may interest you Gambling in the United Kingdom

Further Content: You might find this interesting as well

Statistics

Topics

Other statistics on the topic
Online gambling in the United Kingdom