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. 2017 Jul 25;8:1247. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01247

Table 2.

Gambling trends over time for different gambling types.

2007 % 2011 % McNemar Chi-square % Change
Lotto 49.7 65.7 154.64ˆ*** +16.0
Bingo 4.8 10.8 42.86ˆ*** +6.0
Monthly lottery 33.8 37.2 12.37ˆ*** +3.4
Scratch tickets 16.3 19.6 8.12ˆ** +3.3
EGMs 7.3 4.8 13.93ˆ*** –2.5
Poker 5.1 5.6 0.39 +0.6
Football pools 6.3 6.9 0.86 +0.6
Sport betting 3.6 3.1 0.73 –0.5
Games of skill 1.6 1.6 0.0 0.0
Live sport betting 0.5 0.2 0.34ˆ# –0.3
Illegal casinos1 0.3 0.3 1.00ˆ# 0.0
Internet gambling2 1.1 1.1 1.00ˆ# 0.0

1Small underground establishments where you play mostly cash poker, black jack, or roulette. 2Gambling on non-licensed international websites. # Binominal distribution used. ∗∗p ≤ 0.01, ∗∗∗p ≤ 0.001.