During a 2023 survey, it was found that 49 percent of adults in the United States had participated in gambling in the past year. This was an increase of seven percent over the previous year.
Share of adults who participate in gambling in the United States from 2019 to 2023
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Participants were asked the following question: "Have you participated in any form of gambling at all during the past 12 months, whether at a casino or racetrack, at a sportsbook, a lottery location, at a bar, tavern, truck stop or any other non-casino location, or over the Internet?"
* The source also stated: "Note that survey waves prior to 2021 were conducted among smaller samples of 1,000 adults age 21+ (not necessarily registered voters)."
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American Gaming Association. (September 9, 2023). Share of adults who participate in gambling in the United States from 2019 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485497/gambling-participation-us/
American Gaming Association. "Share of adults who participate in gambling in the United States from 2019 to 2023." Chart. September 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485497/gambling-participation-us/
American Gaming Association. (2023). Share of adults who participate in gambling in the United States from 2019 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485497/gambling-participation-us/
American Gaming Association. "Share of Adults Who Participate in Gambling in The United States from 2019 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485497/gambling-participation-us/
American Gaming Association, Share of adults who participate in gambling in the United States from 2019 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485497/gambling-participation-us/ (last visited August 18, 2024)
Share of adults who participate in gambling in the United States from 2019 to 2023 [Graph], American Gaming Association, September 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485497/gambling-participation-us/