Table 1.
Participation in all types of gambling
Gambled in the last year (n = 685) | Gambled in the last 30 days (n = 527) | |
Lottery, scratch card, or bingo | 78.8% (540) | 54.5% (287) |
FOBT | 65.8% (451) | 58.6% (309) |
Betting at bookmakers or sports events | 65.3% (447) | 52.6% (277) |
Internet gambling using a computer, mobile phone, interactive TV, or telephone | 60.6% (415) | 40.8% (215) |
Gaming machine | 53.9% (369) | 40.0% (211) |
Casino table games | 41.5% (284) | 19.2% (101) |
Other | 13.0% (89) | 7.2% (38) |
PGSI score | Avg. = 19.69; st. dev. = 5.07 (n = 678) | Avg. = 20.00; st. dev. = 4.86 (n = 522) |
Note. FOBT = fixed-odds betting terminal; PGSI = Problem Gambling Severity Index.