Table 2.
12-month participation among last year gamblers (N = 4422) in 15 game types across three surveys
| # | Game type | Statistic | 2007 (n = 1398) | 2011 (n = 1264) | 2017 (n = 1760) | Total | X2 (df = 2); p; Cramer’s V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lotto offline | Count | 1057 | 1003 | 1197 | 3257 |
52.772; p ≤ 0.001; 0.109 |
| % within year | 75.6% | 79.4% | 68.0% | 73.7% | |||
| 2 | Lotto online on an Icelandic website | Count | 121 | 133 | 344 | 598 |
92.645; p ≤ 0.001; 0.145 |
| % within year | 8.7% | 10.5% | 19.5% | 13.5% | |||
| 3 | Electronic gaming machine offline | Count | 210 | 163 | 181 | 554 |
16.174; p ≤ 0.001; 0.06 |
| % within year | 15.0% | 12.9% | 10.3% | 12.5% | |||
| 4 | Scratch cards offline | Count | 428 | 383 | 576 | 1387 |
2.547; p = 0.280; 0.024 |
| % within year | 30.6% | 30.3% | 32.7% | 31.4% | |||
| 5 | Betting on sport pools offline | Count | 107 | 98 | 101 | 306 |
6.344; p = 0.042; 0.038 |
| % within year | 7.7% | 7.8% | 5.7% | 6.9% | |||
| 6 | Betting on sport pools online on an Icelandic website | Count | 30 | 47 | 92 | 169 |
20.177; p ≤ 0.001; 0.068 |
| % within year | 2.1% | 3.7% | 5.2% | 3.8% | |||
| 7 | Sport betting offline | Count | 49 | 53 | 49 | 151 |
4.478; p = 0.107; 0.032 |
| % within year | 3.5% | 4.2% | 2.8% | 3.4% | |||
| 8 | Sport betting online on an Icelandic website | Count | 21 | 37 | 66 | 124 |
14.543; p ≤ 0.001; 0.057 |
| % within year | 1.5% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 2.8% | |||
| 9 | Live betting online on an Icelandic or foreign website | Count | 11 | 10 | 81 | 102 |
68.372; p ≤ 0.001; 0.124 |
| % within year | 0.8% | 0.8% | 4.6% | 2.3% | |||
| 10 | Sport betting online on a foreign website | Count | 3 | 15 | 94 | 112 |
95.93; p ≤ 0.001; 0.147 |
| % within year | 0.2% | 1.2% | 5.3% | 2.5% | |||
| 11 | Poker offline | Count | 104 | 196 | 169 | 469 |
48.671; p ≤ 0.001; 0.105 |
| % within year | 7.4% | 15.5% | 9.6% | 10.6% | |||
| 12 | Poker online on a foreign website | Count | 4 | 41 | 36 | 81 |
33.033; p ≤ 0.001; 0.086 |
| % within year | 0.3% | 3.2% | 2.0% | 1.8% | |||
| 13 | Betting on skill games offline | Count | 44 | 40 | 27 | 111 |
11.383; p = 0.003; 0.051 |
| % within year | 3.1% | 3.2% | 1.5% | 2.5% | |||
| 14 | Bingo offline | Count | 125 | 192 | 371 | 688 |
87.559; p ≤ 0.001; 0.141 |
| % within year | 8.9% | 15.2% | 21.1% | 15.6% | |||
| 15 | Other online gambling on foreign websites (not poker or betting), e.g. EGM, scratch cards or casino games | Count | 7 | 17 | 38 | 62 |
15.542; p ≤ 0.001; 0.059 |
| % within year | 0.5% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 1.4% |
Cramer’s V: 0.1 = small effect; 0.3 = medium effect; 0.5 = large effect. At least small effects are bold