The U.K. Gambling Commission has released a new report that looks at overall gambling participation and perceptions in 2016, as well as how people gamble online, the devices they use and the influence of social media.
Program Director James Green said:
Some key findings include:“This report paints an important picture of how consumers in Britain choose to gamble – identifying emerging trends and potential risks to the public. We are also now able to provide a more detailed snapshot of online behaviours, which featured for the first time last year. Effective protections come from strong evidence. Our research puts us in a powerful position to better understand the needs of gambling consumers.”
- 48% of respondents have gambled in the past four weeks (a 3% increase on 2015), this figure drops to 33% when you exclude those that have only played the National Lottery
- 17% of people that gambled did so online, with 97% of online gamblers gambling at home (unchanged from last year)
- Use of mobile phones or tablet devices to gamble has increased by 10% since 2015, to 43%
- Only 23% of gamblers have read terms and conditions
Here is a link to the entire report: http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk...-attitudes.pdf