In 2020, 32 percent of respondents to a survey on gambling habits before and during the coronavirus pandemic indicated that they gambled more than four times a week during the pandemic. During the pandemic, the number of people gambling less frequently appears to have dropped slightly, however high frequency gambling has increased.
Overall gambling frequency before and during the coronavirus pandemic in Australia in 2020
Respondents were asked to comment on their gambling frequency in the 30 days before COVID-19 restrictions (February 2020/before COVID-19) and in the 30 days before completing the survey (May-July 2020/during COVID-19).
All respondents had previously participated in gambling with 79 percent reporting having spent money on gambling at least once a week.
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Australian Institute of Family Studies. (October 13, 2020). Overall gambling frequency before and during the coronavirus pandemic in Australia in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204118/australia-gambling-frequency-before-and-during-covid-19/
Australian Institute of Family Studies. "Overall gambling frequency before and during the coronavirus pandemic in Australia in 2020." Chart. October 13, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204118/australia-gambling-frequency-before-and-during-covid-19/
Australian Institute of Family Studies. (2020). Overall gambling frequency before and during the coronavirus pandemic in Australia in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204118/australia-gambling-frequency-before-and-during-covid-19/
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Overall gambling frequency before and during the coronavirus pandemic in Australia in 2020 [Graph], Australian Institute of Family Studies, October 13, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204118/australia-gambling-frequency-before-and-during-covid-19/