Key gambling stats

Suicides

117 to 496 gambling-related suicides in England every year, according to a 2023 Office for Health Improvement and Disparities report

Adults addicted

300,000 to 1.44 million adults addicted to gambling* in Great Britain (sources here & here)

Children addicted

80,000 UK children addicted to gambling or at risk of addiction

Profits

86%of gross online betting profits come from 5% of customers

Harm

20% of the UK population are directly or indirectly harmed by gambling

Suffering

1 in 4gamblers are at substantially higher risk of suffering serious harm

At-risk rates

45%addiction and at-risk rates for some online casino and slot games

Mortality rate

35% increase in mortality rate associated with heavy gambling

Micro sports

78% of people engaging with micro sports (“in play”) betting are addicted, according to this study

£15.1 billion gross annual profit for the gambling industry

£1.5 billion spent by the industry on advertising each year

Gambling disorder

35% of people with gambling disorder receive daily incentives to gamble, compared to 4% of those not suffering gambling

harm

15x people suffering from gambling disorder are 15 times more

likely to take their lives, according to research from Sweden

22% addiction and at-risk rate for those who gamble more than once a week