August 13th 2008 09:30 am
UK Online Betting Statistics
The Gambling Commission of the UK with the ICM Research help gathered data to measure the long term and immediate effects of a liberalized gambling sector which includes currently internet gambling regulation and additional land casinos.
Following the survey data for this April, the July report shows that there was not a spike in gambling activities - to the disappointment of anti-gambling advocates otherwise hoped to defend their position. Since last September, the Commission has been getting sufficient information through the surveys to trend data figures for every quarter. And the tendency is that casino gambling in the United Kingdom is under sufficient control.
With increased land and internet-based casino gambling options you have been able to face a justifiable uncertainty to a little extent. However, the Commission as well as gambling experts has been confident from the beginning saying that regulation causes better scrutiny and protection of the gambling industry.
According to the latest survey, last year 8.8% of the UK adults took part in one form of remote betting as a minimum by means of a PC, mobile phone or interactive TV. The most interesting fact is that almost half of this number was adults participating only in National Lottery games through remote means of betting.
The average internet bettor of the United Kingdom is a grown-up male of 18 - 44. Though there were not any statistics specially taken concerning online bingo, we could assume that the bigger piece of internet bingo activities is made up by female bettors. Online gambling by means of PC remains the most favourite form of remote betting (almost 7% of the surveyed), then goes betting by mobile phones and interactive digital TV.
