Participation in gambling activities in the UK 2010

The statistic depicts the results of a survey* about the gambling activities participation in the past year in the UK 2010. 59 percent of the respondents reported that they took part in the National Lottery Draw.

Gambling activities participation in the past year in the UK 2010

Characteristic	Percentage of respondents
Any gambling activity (f)	73%
National Lottery Draw	59%
Another lottery	25%
Scratchcards	24%
Horse races (b)	16%
Slot machines	13%
Any other online gambling (e)	13%
Private betting	11%
Sports betting (b)	9%
Bingo (a)	9%
Casino games (c)	5%
Any online betting (d)	4%
Football pools	4%
Dog races (b)	4%
Betting on non-sports events (b)	4%
Fixed odds betting terminals	4%
Online slot machine style games/instant wins	3%
Poker at a pub/club	2%
Spread betting	1%

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Release date

February 2011

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2010

Number of respondents

7,756 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

Living in private households in England, Scotland and Wales

Method of interview

Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)

Supplementary notes

* Multiple answers were possible. The source does not provide detailed information regarding the question.
(a) Includes bingo played at a club or online (the prevalence of playing bingo online was less than 1%).
(b) Includes bets made online, by telephone, or in person, with a bookmaker or a betting exchange.
(c) Includes casino games (such as roulette, poker , blackjack) played in a casino or online (prevalence rates of playing casino games online in the last year was 3% overall).
(d) Includes online bets on horse races, dog races, other sports or non-sports events with a bookmaker or betting exchange.
(e) Includes using the internet to play the National Lottery, other lotteries, bingo, football pools, casino games, online slot machine style games.

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