Table 6.
Gambling activities included in the COVID questionnaire
| Activity | Include | Exclude |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lottery games | Thunderball and Euromillions | Scratchcards |
| 2. Scratchcards | National Lottery scratchcard games played online | Newspaper or magazine scratchcards |
| 3. Any other lottery tickets | Charity lotteries for hospices, sports or social clubs, e.g. "Monday Lottery" | Irish Lottery or any other international lotteries or buying raffle tickets |
| 4. Football pools | Betting on football matches with a bookmaker | |
| 5. Bingo cards or tickets | Playing boards at a Bingo Hall | Newspaper bingo tickets, or bingo played on-line |
| 6. Fruit (slot) machines | Quiz machines | |
| 7. Virtual gaming machines | Betting on virtual roulette, keno, bingo etc. in a bookmaker’s | Quiz machines |
| 8. Table games | Roulette, dice or cards in a casino | Poker or casino games played online |
| 9. Online gambling | Playing poker, bingo, slot machine style games, or casino games for money online through a computer, mobile phone or interactive TV | Bets made with online bookmakers or betting exchanges |
| 10. 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 |
| 11. Betting exchange | Peer to peer betting | |
| 12. 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 on-line bookmakers or betting exchanges |
| 13. Betting on dog races | Betting on dog races in a bookmakers’, by phone, or at the track. Also includes tote betting and betting on virtual dog races shown in a bookmaker’s | Bets made with online bookmakers or betting exchanges |
| 14. Betting on other event or sport | Betting on any other event than horse or dog races or sport at the bookmakers, by phone or at the venue. Also includes Irish Lottery, 49 s, e-sports | Bets made with online bookmakers or betting exchanges or spread betting |
| 15. Spread-betting | ||
| 16. Private betting | Playing cards or games for money with friends, family or colleagues | |
| 17. Any other gambling form |