Gambling in the UK

GAMBLING IN THE U.K. K There are 9,128 * betting shops in the UK · 솥솥 shop for every 7000 people 24% The online gambling industry in the UK is now worth of British people hold online gambling £1.7 BILLION accounts, that's and generates over 14.3 £250 million in tax revenue MILLION every year. PEOPLE 6. 18-24 year olds were 5% more likely to gamble in 2013 than they were in 2012 Ages 25 and over are gambling less Sports betting generates £650 MILLION year on year, in revenue every year 2% of 11-16 year olds have gambled online but the proportion of female gamblers is increasing Online casinos make £580 MILLION Casinos were first legalised in the U.K. in 1960 73% BAR of British people gamble regularly, most commonly through the National Lottery. and The Casino Club in Port Talbot was the first to open, in 1961. K J 1 in 6 people who seek help for alcohol abuse have also done so for gambling abuse 32 OF ALL PLAYERS DO SO AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK There are 4 million online Bingo players in the UK, over 80% of whom The average player is 38 years old are women The information in this infographic is brought to you from reports by The Guardian, The Independent and the BBC. O+