Gambling Survey for Great Britain 2024 reveals key insights on participation and risks

The second annual report from the Playing Survey for Nice Britain (GSGB) has been launched by the Playing Fee.

Established in collaboration with the College of Glasgow and the Nationwide Centre for Social Analysis, the GSGB gives a large-scale, impartial knowledge supply that monitors gambling-related trends and hazards.

In response to the 2024 survey, 48% of British adults mentioned that they had gambled within the earlier 4 weeks, however this quantity fell to twenty-eight% when those that solely bought lottery tickets have been taken out of the equation.

Moreover, 42% of adults who gambled prior to now yr gave their most up-to-date expertise a constructive ranking, whereas 21% gave it a unfavourable one. The first drivers of playing behaviour have been the opportunity of profitable giant sums of cash (85%) and having enjoyable (72%).

The 2024 report exhibits that 2.7% of British adults who have been 18 years of age or older obtained a rating of 8 or greater on the Downside Playing Severity Index (PGSI). This price was statistically secure when in comparison with 2023.

With 19,714 members, the survey made it doable to conduct extra analysis on weekly gamblers and the unfavourable results of playing.

The necessity for playing operators to control dangers throughout clientele is highlighted by supplementary experiences that exposed threat ranges various not solely by product sort however even inside particular playing merchandise.

Moreover, the research demonstrated that playing can have an effect on many elements of life, together with relationships and well being, supporting earlier qualitative findings.

The data of why individuals gamble and the connection between threat and the merchandise they select has been expanded by means of 4 quarterly monitoring updates and a number of in-depth experiences.

Playing Fee Chief Govt, Andrew Rhodes, emphasised the survey’s function in shaping coverage: “The Playing Survey for Nice Britain is a key constructing block of the proof base which helps authorities, trade and different companions perceive each playing behaviour and potential penalties from playing.”