Table 1.
Prevalence of Past Year Gambling among Adults (18+) in 2018 by Province (Weighted).
| Lottery or Raffle Tickets | Instant Lottery Tickets | Electronic Gambling Machines | Sports Betting | Casino Table Games | Bingo | Other Types | Speculative Financial | Any Past Year Gambling | Online Gambling | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL | % 95% CI | 64.8 % (59.8 to 69.8) | 42.3% (37.2 to 47.5) | 8.8% (5.9 to 11.7) | 5.6% (3.3 to 7.8) | 3.8% (2.1 to 5.5) | 11.3% (7.9 to 14.7) | 2.7% (1.1 to 4.3) | 2.4% (1.3 to 3.5) | 76.1% (71.5 to 80.6) | 7.9% (5.4 to 10.4) |
| PE | % 95% CI | 58.2% (53.3 to 63.2) | 26.5% (21.9 to 31.0) | 9.3% (6.1 to 12.6) | 10.4% (7.0 to 13.9) | 4.5% (2.2 to 6.9) | 7.5% (4.8 to 10.1) | 3.0% (1.3 to 4.7) | 2.7% (0.9 to 4.4) | 69.6% (64.7 to 74.6) | 5.0% (2.7 to 7.3) |
| NS | % 95% CI | 57.3% (53.6 to 61.0) | 34.3% (30.2 to 38.4) | 9.7% (7.3 to 12.1) | 8.3% (6.3 to 10.4) | 4.7% (3.1 to 6.3) | 6.5% (4.9 to 8.1) | 5.9% (1.3 to 4.7) | 2.3% (1.1 to 3.5) | 68.1% (64.8 to 71.3) | 6.6% (4.9 to 8.4) |
| NB | % 95% CI | 62.7% (57.3 to 68.1) | 39.1% (34.5 to 43.6) | 11.9% (9.0 to 14.8) | 6.2% (3.8 to 8.6) | 4.4% (2.5 to 6.3) | 8.2% (6.0 to 10.4) | 5.2% (3.0 to 7.4) | 2.5% (1.1 to 3.5) | 74.1% (68.8 to 79.4) | 6.3% (3.6 to 9.0) |
| QC | % 95% CI | 58.7% (56.7 to 60.7) | 38.1% (36.1 to 40.2) | 10.8% (9.4 to 12.2) | 5.6% (4.6 to 6.5) | 7.4% (6.2 to 8.6) | 4.7% (3.8 to 5.5) | 2.0% (1.4 to 3.0) | 2.9% (2.1 to 3.7) | 74.1% (68.6 to 72.7) | 6.3% (5.5 to 7.6) |
| ON | % 95% CI | 50.3% (48.1 to 52.5) | 32.3% (30.1 to 34.5) | 12.2% (10.8 to 13.7) | 7.6% (6.5 to 8.8) | 7.2% (5.9 to 8.6) | 3.5% (2.7 to 4.2) | 2.5% (1.7 to 3.4) | 3.6% (2.7 to 4.5) | 63.9% (61.6 to 66.1) | 5.4% (4.4 to 6.4) |
| MB | % 95% CI | 52.6% (48.8 to 56.4) | 33.4% (29.8 to 37.1) | 22.9% (18.8 to 27.1) | 10.0% (7.5 to 12.5) | 5.2% (3.4 to 7.1) | 6.9% (5.1 to 8.7) | 2.3% (0.9 to 3.7) | 2.9% (1.6 to 4.3) | 65.1% (61.6 to 66.1) | 4.5% (2.5 to 6.5) |
| SK | % 95% CI | 52.6% (48.8 to 56.4) | 33.4% (29.8 to 37.1) | 22.9% (18.8 to 27.1) | 10.0% (7.5 to 12.5) | 5.2% (3.4 to 7.1) | 6.9% (5.1 to 8.7) | 2.3% (0.9 to 3.7) | 2.9% (1.6 to 4.3) | 73.3% (69.6 to 77.0) | 5.9% (3.7 to 8.1) |
| AB | % 95% CI | 56.0% (53.4 to 58.7) | 30.5% (28.1 to 32.9) | 15.4% (13.4 to 17.4) | 11.7% (9.9 to 13.5) | 9.8% (8.1 to 11.5) | 2.6% (1.9 to 3.4) | 2.2% (1.4 to 3.1) | 5.8% (4.4 to 7.2) | 66.9% (64.5 to 69.4) | 8.3% (6.7 to 10.0) |
| BC | % 95% CI | 47.5% (44.7 to 50.4) | 33.5% (31.2 to 35.8) | 13.4% (11.6 to 15.3) | 8.4% (6.7 to 10.1) | 10.0% (8.3 to 11.7) | 2.3% (1.5 to 3.0) | 3.1% (2.1 to 4.0) | 3.9% (2.8 to 5.0) | 60.5% (57.7 to 63.4) | 8.1% (6.6 to 9.6) |
| Canada | % 95% CI | 53.6% (52.5 to 54.7) | 34.1% (33.0 to 35.2) | 13.0% (12.3 to 13.8) | 7.9% (7.3 to 8.5) | 7.7% (7.0 to 8.4) | 4.0% (3.6 to 4.4) | 2.6% (2.2 to 3.0) | 3.6% (3.2 to 4.1) | 66.2% (65.1 to 67.3) | 6.4% (5.9 to 7.0) |
Note. Statistics Canada does not permit the reporting of both weighted data (as presented) and unweighted counts. NL = Newfoundland and Labrador; PE = Prince Edward Island; NS = Nova Scotia; NB = New Brunswick; QC = Quebec; ON = Ontario; MB = Manitoba; SK = Saskatchewan; AB = Alberta; BC = British Columbia.