The UK Gaming Authority: Issue Gaming Rate Stays at 0.2% – Gaming – iGB
The UK Gaming Authority’s quarterly study reveals that the percentage of issue gaming in the UK stays steady at around 0.2% of the populace. The study questioned 4,018 participants by phone and utilized the Issue Gaming Severity Index (PGSI). The PGSI includes three inquiries that are posed to individuals who have gambled in the past 12 months and are evaluated on a scale from “never” to “almost always”.
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UK Gaming Authority: Issue Gaming Rate Stays at 0.2%
The issue gaming rate for the entire populace was 0.2% in the six months to June 30. This figure remained stable compared to the level of 0.4% in the six months to June 2021.
Among men surveyed, the issue gaming rate was 0.3%. While lower than the previous year, the Gaming Commission noted that this change was not statistically significant.
Among women, the issue gaming rate remained completely stable at 0.1%.
The issue gaming rate for the 16-24 age group was 0.8%, an increase, but again, this change was not statistically significant.
For the 25-34 age group, the issue gaming rate was 0.3%, while for the 35-44 age group, it was 0.2%.
There were no members of the 45-54 age group who participated in the study who were classified as issue gamblers.
A comprehensive survey encompassing 596 individuals from the designated group was conducted.
The overall percentage for the 55-64 age bracket also registered at 0.2%. For the concluding age category recorded – 65 years and older – the percentage stood at 0.1%.
The survey additionally unveiled that 42.9% of all participants had engaged in gambling activities within the preceding four weeks.
This figure exhibited a higher rate for the 45-54 age group, reaching 49.1%.
A total of 25.8% of respondents indicated that they had participated in online gambling within the past four weeks. Once again, this proportion reached its peak among the 45-54 age group, at 33.2%.
Of all respondents, 27.5% had taken part in the National Lottery in the past four weeks.
The UK Gambling Commission is presently devising a novel methodology for gauging the prevalence of gambling and the rates of problematic gambling. However, this approach has faced criticism as the survey appears to over-represent gamblers, potentially exaggerating the reported level of harm.
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