According to research by NerdWallet research, 63% of Brits who gamble every day are now gambling more than pre-pandemic.

Other findings from the study include:


  • 38% of Brits who gamble at least once a month gamble more now than pre-pandemic
  • 43% of British gamblers wish they could reduce the amount they gamble, but 42% of people don’t know how to do so
  • 42% think that marketing from gambling companies should be banned


From European Gaming:

“With a lack of distraction over the tough months of lockdown, it appears that people have found it much harder to manage their gambling. And the habits developed during the last 18 or so months have been difficult to unwind even as the UK opens up,” said Connor Campbell, a personal finance expert at NerdWallet.

“It speaks to the ongoing importance of Safer Gambling Awareness Week that so many wish to reduce their gambling, but either don’t know how to use the tools out there to help them, or are completely unaware of them. This is especially true at a time when households will be feeling financial pressures from all directions, be it climbing energy costs, rising food prices, or the impending increase in national insurance.”
Read more here: https://europeangaming.eu/portal/lat...d-19-pandemic/