According to an annual survey by the industry regulator, about half of adults (48%) in Great Britain have gambling in the last four weeks.
Some 2.7% adults scored “8+” at the problem gambling index (PGSI) in 2024 – above 2.5% last year – which is “statistically stable” compared to the first year, Gambling commission found.
The headline figure of gambling in the last month – which is similar to the previous year – falls to 28% when those who only bought tickets for lottery draws were excluded.
Overall, some 42% of adults gambling in the last 12 months had evaluated gambling positively last time, compared to 21% who rated it negatively.
The main reason for winning “Big Money” was the main reason that people (85%) used to gamble, followed by gambling (72%).
Andrew Rhodes, Chief Executive Officer of the Gambling Commission said: “The gambling survey is a major construction block of the evidence base for the Great Britain that helps the government, industry and other partners to understand gambling behavior and possible results.
“This year’s findings deepen our understanding of results from gambling and provide significant insights into the risk profiles among those who play gambling most often. We strongly encourage operators to use this evidence to consider the risks within our own customer bases.
,data And research, such as GSGB, requires us to help us identify where our regulator should be focused and a review of the Gambling Act informs our ongoing work to implement safety recommendations from the white paper.
“We have already presented light-touch financial vulnerability investigations on those spending £ 150 in a month, have reduced the intensity of all online games by banning the speed of autoplay and slow sports, and have tightened the age verification of the campus.
“We have also banned the potentially harmful marketing offers that consumers have been included to carry two or more types of gambling, such as playing betting and slots, and limiting the number of limited times should be re -stake to the bonus fund, before a consumer can withdraw the win.
Director of Will Prochska, Coalition To end gambling advertisements, said: “The Gambling Commission releases these figures as if nothing is wrong. But something is very wrong when more than a million people have gambling problems and millions of people are suffering.
,Family To give profits for large gambling corporations, it is being torn up and down on and down. If we are serious about addressing this crisis, we should start by banning gambling advertisements. ,
A spokesman for a betting and gaming council said: “More than 22 million adults in the UK enjoy a condition every month and as the gambling commission shows today, most people do so without a problem.
“Our member players take the safety incredibly seriously and have voluntarily contributed £ 170 million to research, education and treatment programs alone in the last four years – unlike the illegal black market, which has almost dispelled in size since 2022 and actively targets weaker customers.
, NHS Both the APM survey of June 2025 and the 2021 NHS health survey are visible to reflect various functioning instead of gambling at 0.4% gambling at 0.4% and the difference between this and gambling commission. ,