As of March 2023, 5.1 percent of the Great British public had participated in sports betting in the four weeks prior to being surveyed. While this was an increase from September in the previous year, when 4.5 percent of the public had bet on sports, the March 2023 figure was nearly two percent lower than four years previous.
Share of the public participating in sports betting in Great Britain from 2018 to 2023
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Sports betting in the UKGambling Commission. (May 11, 2023). Share of the public participating in sports betting in Great Britain from 2018 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/917088/share-of-sports-betting-great-britain/
Gambling Commission. "Share of the public participating in sports betting in Great Britain from 2018 to 2023." Chart. May 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/917088/share-of-sports-betting-great-britain/
Gambling Commission. (2023). Share of the public participating in sports betting in Great Britain from 2018 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/917088/share-of-sports-betting-great-britain/
Gambling Commission. "Share of The Public Participating in Sports Betting in Great Britain from 2018 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/917088/share-of-sports-betting-great-britain/
Gambling Commission, Share of the public participating in sports betting in Great Britain from 2018 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/917088/share-of-sports-betting-great-britain/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Share of the public participating in sports betting in Great Britain from 2018 to 2023 [Graph], Gambling Commission, May 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/917088/share-of-sports-betting-great-britain/