Participation in gambling activities in the United Kingdom as of March 2017/18

Distribution of gambling participants in the United Kingdom in 2017/2018, by type of gambling activity

This survey shows the distribution of gambling participants in the UK as of March 2018, by type of gambling activity. Among respondents, 26.8% participated in National Lottery draws, whereas 10.4% bought scratchcards.

National lottery draws 26.8
Another lottery 11.1
Scratchcards 10.4
Sports betting 6.3
Horse races 5
Private betting 4.5
Fruit or slot machines 4
Bingo 3
Casino games 1.5
Virtual gaming machines in a bookmakers 1.4
Football pools 1.4
Online slot machine style games/instant wins 1.1
Dog races 1
Any other activity 0.7
Poker at a pub/club 0.6
Betting on other events 0.5
Spread betting 0.3
Virtual dog or horse races 0.2