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To draw many detailed conclusions from the Gambling Commission’s third British Gambling Prevalence Survey might be dangerous without a degree in statistics – particularly where the detailed analyses of problem gambling are concerned. But one thing is very clear: the UK is a nation that likes to take a punt.
Lottery draws (not just the National Lottery) and scratch-cards are, unsurprisingly, by far the most popular forms of gambling, with every other coming substantially behind. But the also-rans are led by horse racing, on which about one in six had placed a bet in the year before the survey, and slots, played by roughly one in eight.
And consumers are overwhelmingly in favour of gaming in person, rather than online. The survey showed that around 80 percent only indulged in the real world and never played on the Internet, while just two percent were exclusively online gamblers. (The remainder did both.)
This doesn’t mean online will go away, or that it’s not both an opportunity and a threat for bricks-and-mortar gaming businesses. But it does mean that despite their many and oft-publicised difficulties, the arcade, the pub and the betting shop still have a place in the hearts of British consumers and on their high streets.
