In 2020, 78 percent of respondents to a survey on gambling habits before and during the coronavirus pandemic indicated that they gambled online during the pandemic. During the pandemic, the number of people gambling online increased while gambling at pubs, clubs and casinos decreased.
Distribution of gambling activity before and during the coronavirus pandemic in Australia in 2020, by location
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Respondents were asked to comment on their gambling frequency in the 30 days before COVID-19 restrictions (February 2020/before COVID-19) and in the 30 days before completing the survey (May-July 2020/during COVID-19).
All respondents had previously participated in gambling with 79 percent reporting having spent money on gambling at least once a week.
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Australian Institute of Family Studies. (October 13, 2020). Distribution of gambling activity before and during the coronavirus pandemic in Australia in 2020, by location [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204191/australia-gambling-locations-before-and-during-covid-19/
Australian Institute of Family Studies. "Distribution of gambling activity before and during the coronavirus pandemic in Australia in 2020, by location." Chart. October 13, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204191/australia-gambling-locations-before-and-during-covid-19/
Australian Institute of Family Studies. (2020). Distribution of gambling activity before and during the coronavirus pandemic in Australia in 2020, by location. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204191/australia-gambling-locations-before-and-during-covid-19/
Australian Institute of Family Studies. "Distribution of Gambling Activity before and during The Coronavirus Pandemic in Australia in 2020, by Location." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204191/australia-gambling-locations-before-and-during-covid-19/
Australian Institute of Family Studies, Distribution of gambling activity before and during the coronavirus pandemic in Australia in 2020, by location Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204191/australia-gambling-locations-before-and-during-covid-19/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Distribution of gambling activity before and during the coronavirus pandemic in Australia in 2020, by location [Graph], Australian Institute of Family Studies, October 13, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204191/australia-gambling-locations-before-and-during-covid-19/
