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. 2022 Feb 8;38(4):1215–1228. doi: 10.1007/s10899-022-10106-w

Table 1.

Offline and online past-year gambling

Variables % Offline
(n = 819)
% Online
(n = 200)
Gambling frequency
 Daily 0.3 1.6
 2–6 times per week 4.2 8.2
 Once a week 7.7 15.8
 1–3 times per month 20.3 35.4
 6–11 times per year 19.8 15.0
 1–5 times per year 47.7 24.0
Type of game
 Scratch cards 65.9 9.3
 Roulette 52.3 28.9
 Sports betting 36.6 62.3
 Blackjack 31.4 22.3
 Lottery 26.2 7.8
 Poker 24.2 17.5
 Slot machines 22.7 6.2
 Scratch cards on EGMs 6.8
 Lottery on EGMs 4.5 0.0
 Horse race betting 3.0 1.9
 Craps, dice games 2.8 0.0
 Stock exchange, daily trading 2.2 9.6
 Games-of-skill betting 1.8 0.0
 Other 0.3 2.4
Variety of games
 1 29.6 56.9
 2 25.7 27.2
 3 15.9 9.2
 4 or more 28.7 6.6
Gambling location
 Vending points 65.0
 Casinos 64.0
 Bars, restaurants 19.6
 Private locations 18.1
 Unofficial backrooms 4.7
 Other locations 12.2
Forms of payment
 Cash 93.8
 Credit card 17.2
 Pre-paid card 6.9
 E-banking 1.3
 Bank transfer 1.2
 Deposit 0.6
 Postal remittance slips 0
Electronic devices used for gambling
 Smartphone/Tablet 73.4
 Personal computer 51.2
 Computer at work 3.1
Money spent on gambling
 None 1.0 5.6
 1–50 CHF 59.8 51.3
 51–200 CHF 25.2 35.6
 201–500 CHF 11.3 4.4
 501 CHF or more 2.7 3.1