During March 2019, 64.3 percent of online gamblers in Australia who responded to this survey indicated that they bet online because they enjoyed a punt. Other leading motivations for online gambling were to make watching sports/races more interesting and that it was a social activity. Boredom missed out on placing in the top ten at number eleven. Respondents were also asked if alcohol or chasing losses motivated them to bet but these factors were not indicated as significant motivators.
Leading motivations for betting online in Australia in 2019
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Australian Institute of Family Studies. (November 24, 2019). Leading motivations for betting online in Australia in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094739/australia-motivations-for-betting-online/
Australian Institute of Family Studies. "Leading motivations for betting online in Australia in 2019." Chart. November 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094739/australia-motivations-for-betting-online/
Australian Institute of Family Studies. (2019). Leading motivations for betting online in Australia in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094739/australia-motivations-for-betting-online/
Australian Institute of Family Studies. "Leading Motivations for Betting Online in Australia in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094739/australia-motivations-for-betting-online/
Australian Institute of Family Studies, Leading motivations for betting online in Australia in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094739/australia-motivations-for-betting-online/ (last visited March 24, 2023)
Leading motivations for betting online in Australia in 2019 [Graph], Australian Institute of Family Studies, November 24, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094739/australia-motivations-for-betting-online/