In 2019, most Italians believed that it was not fair that the government promoted legal gambling. According to the survey, people believing that it was not a good idea to promote legal gambling because it was an addictive game accounted for roughly 30 percent of all respondents. Similarly, those who thought that it was not a good idea to promote legal gambling because it was still a way to lose big sums of money, represented almost 15 percent of total interviewees. Surprisingly, 22.5 percent of people involved in the survey did not have a specific opinion about this topic.
Do you think it is fair if the government promotes legal gambling?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Yes, it is a good way of discouraging illegal gambling
16.6%
Yes, because the gambler is more safeguarded
10.3%
No, because you can lose big sums of money with legal gambling too
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EURISPES. (January 31, 2019). Do you think it is fair if the government promotes legal gambling? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049112/opinion-on-legal-gambling-promoted-by-the-government-italy/
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EURISPES. (2019). Do you think it is fair if the government promotes legal gambling?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049112/opinion-on-legal-gambling-promoted-by-the-government-italy/
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