British survey sees first improvement in attitude towards gambling
The Gambling Commission’s quarterly telephone survey has identified an improved attitude to gambling for the first time.
UK.- For the first time since it began in 2016, the the Gambling Commission’s quarterly telephone survey has identified an improvement in the British public’s opinion on gambling. While only a slight improvement, it comes after a long period of decline in public perception of the industry.
The December 2021 edition of the survey identified an improved attitude among the 4,021 respondents, although respondents still expressed anti-gambling sentiments.
While 63.4 per cent said “gambling should be discouraged” in December 2020, that fell to 58.9 per cent.
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The proportion of respondents who believed gambling was “dangerous for family life” fell from 74.5 per cent to 69.9 per cent. Those who believed “most who gamble do so sensibly” hit a high of 40.2 per cent.
The percentage of people who agree that “gambling is fair and can be trusted” saw little change among the population in general but rose from 31.9 per cent to 36.2 per cent among gamblers.
The survey found that the National Lottery remained by far the most popular form of gambling, with 26.3 per cent of respondents participating in the past year. EuroMillions has become more popular at the expense of Lotto.
