Gambling participation by activity Great Britain 2021

This survey shows the share of gambling participants in Great Britain from 2017 to 2021, by type of gambling activity. According to the source, 26.5 percent of respondents participated in National Lottery draws, while 12.8 percent participated in another lottery.

Share of gambling participants in Great Britain from 2017 to 2021, by type of gambling activity

Characteristic	Year to Sep 2017	Year to Sep 2018	Year to Sep 2019	Year to Sep 2020	Year to Sep 2021
National Lottery draws	27.4%	28%	28.8%	27.3%	26.5%
Another lottery	11%	11.2%	11.5%	12.4%	12.8%
Scratchcards	11.2%	10.5%	11%	8.5%	7.2%
Sports betting*	6.6%	6.6%	6.9%	5.3%	5.6%
Private betting	4.6%	5.9%	5.4%	4.6%	3.5%
Online slot machine style games / instant wins	1.4%	1.1%	2.7%	4.1%	3.4%
Horse races*	4.3%	3.6%	4.4%	2.9%	3.3%
Bingo**	3.5%	2.6%	2.7%	2.8%	1.6%
Football pools	1.7%	1.3%	1.7%	1.7%	1.2%
Casino games***	1.7%	1.6%	1.6%	1.3%	1%
Betting on other events*	1.1%	1%	1.3%	1.1%	0.7%
Dog races*	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.4%	0.3%
Spread betting*	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.3%
Virtual gaming machines in a bookmakers	1.4%	1.6%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%

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Release date

October 2021

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

2017 to 2021

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

participation in the past four weeks

Method of interview

Omnibus survey

Supplementary notes

*Betting can include those bets made online, by telephone, or in person, with a bookmaker or a betting exchange.
**Includes games played at a club or online.
***Includes those games played in a casino or online.

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