Australia: gambling locations before and during COVID-19 2020

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

Characteristic	Before COVID-19	During COVID-19
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Release date

October 2020

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Region

Australia

Survey time period

June 10 to July 31, 2020

Number of respondents

2,019 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Before: n = 1,919, After: n = 1,818

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

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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