The British Gambling Prevalence Survey 2007
Source: Gambling Commission (UK)

68% of the population, that is about 32 million adults, had participated in some form of gambling activity within the past year. This compares to 72% (about 33 million adults) in 1999.

For around 10 million people, their only gambling activity in the past year had been participating in a National Lottery draw. In 1999 this figure was 11 million.

Excluding people who had only gambled on the National Lottery Draw in the last year, 48% of the population, or about 23 million, had participated in another form of gambling in the past year. This compares to 46% (about 22 million adults) in 1999.

The most popular gambling activities in Great Britain in 2007 were:

• The National Lottery Draw (57%)
• Scratchcards (20%)
• Betting on horse races (17%) and
• Playing slot machines (14%)

Only a small proportion of people engaged in the new forms of gambling available in Great Britain:

• 6% of people used the internet to gamble (3% did online gaming like playing poker or casino games and 4% placed bets with a bookmaker
• 3% used fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs)

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