As of September 2021, it was found that 51 percent of respondents from Great Britain between the ages of 45 and 54 stated that they took part in a form of gambling in the four weeks prior to being surveyed. Meanwhile, the age group that participated the least in gambling in this period was 16 to 24 year olds.
Share of gambling participants in Great Britain from 2017 to 2021, by age
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Gambling Commission. (October 26, 2021). Share of gambling participants in Great Britain from 2017 to 2021, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/472731/gambling-participation-age-uk/
Gambling Commission. "Share of gambling participants in Great Britain from 2017 to 2021, by age." Chart. October 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/472731/gambling-participation-age-uk/
Gambling Commission. (2021). Share of gambling participants in Great Britain from 2017 to 2021, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/472731/gambling-participation-age-uk/
Gambling Commission. "Share of Gambling Participants in Great Britain from 2017 to 2021, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/472731/gambling-participation-age-uk/
Gambling Commission, Share of gambling participants in Great Britain from 2017 to 2021, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/472731/gambling-participation-age-uk/ (last visited December 09, 2023)
Share of gambling participants in Great Britain from 2017 to 2021, by age [Graph], Gambling Commission, October 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/472731/gambling-participation-age-uk/