Table 1.
Gambling activities included in the analyses at the three time points
| Activity | Include | Exclude |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lottery games | Lotto, Thunderball and Euromillions | Scratchcards |
| 2. Scratchcards | Lottery scratchcard games played offline and online | Newspaper or magazine scratchcards |
| 3. Football pools | – | Betting on football matches with a bookmaker |
| 4. Bingo cards or tickets | Playing boards at a bingo hall | Newspaper bingo tickets, or bingo played online |
| 5. Fruit (slot) machines | – | Quiz machines |
| 6. Virtual gaming machines | Betting on virtual roulette, keno, bingo etc. in a bookmaker’s | Quiz machines |
| 7. Table games | Roulette, dice, poker, or cards in a casino | Poker or casino games played online |
| 8. Online gambling | Playing poker, bingo, slot machine style games, or casino games for money online through a computer, mobile phone or interactive television | Bets made with online bookmakers or betting exchanges |
| 9. Online betting with a bookmaker | Betting online through a computer, mobile phone or interactive TV on any event or sport | Bets made with a betting exchange or spread-betting |
| 10. Betting exchange | Peer to peer betting | – |
| 11. Betting on horse races | Betting on horse races with a bookmaker, by phone, or at the track. Also includes tote betting and betting on virtual horse races shown in a bookmaker’s | Bets made with online bookmakers or betting exchanges |
| 12. Spread-betting | – | |
| 13. Private betting | Playing cards or games for money with friends, family or colleagues | – |