Table 1a.
Participation in different forms of gambling, pre Covid-19 and during initial lockdown, among male sports bettors (N = 3084).
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| Pre Covid-19 lockdown | During initial Covid-19 lockdown | Starting rate (% of those who did not do this prior to lockdown who started during lockdown) | Stopping rate (% of those who did this prior to lockdown who stopped during lockdown) | p-value | |||||
| n | %(95% CI) | n | %(95% CI) | n | %(95% CI) | n | %(95% CI) | ||
| Key sports betting activities | |||||||||
| Online betting on horse/dog races | 1396 | 43.2 (41.4–45.1) | 373 | 11.6 (10.5–12.9) | 45 | 2.6 (1.8–3.4) | 1068 | 76.5 (74.3–78.8) | p < 0.001 |
| Online sports betting | 2327 | 78.7 (77.3–80.1) | 464 | 16.1 (14.8–17.6) | 20 | 2.9 (1.7–4.1) | 1883 | 80.3 (81.5–84.5) | p < 0.001 |
| Betting on horse/dog races in a bookmakers | 782 | 23.0 (22.0–25.0) | 20 | 0.6 (0.4–1.0) | 4 | 0.3 (0.1–0.5) | 766 | 98.1 (97.1–99.1) | p < 0.001 |
| Betting on sports in a bookmakers | 806 | 26.7 (25.1–28.4) | 27 | 1.1 (0.7–1.6) | 11 | 0.6 (0.3–0.9) | 790 | 97.5 (96.4–98.6) | p < 0.001 |
| Other gambling activities still available during lockdown | |||||||||
| Lottery | 1975 | 62.1 (60.3–63.9) | 1581 | 48.7 (46.8–50.6) | 59 | 5.9 (4.5–7.3) | 453 | 25.2 (23,4–27.2) | p < 0.001 |
| Scratchcards | 769 | 26.6 (25.0–28.3) | 435 | 14.7 (13.4–16.0) | 31 | 1.5 (1.0–2.0) | 365 | 49.0 (45.5–52.5) | p < 0.001 |
| Online betting on esports | 71 | 2.8 (2.2–3.6) | 90 | 3.4 (2.7–4.2) | 69 | 2.7 (2.1–3.3) | 50 | 71.5 (61.0–82.0) | p = 0.10 |
| Online betting on virtual sports/races | 82 | 3.0 (2.4–3.8) | 119 | 4.2 (3.6–5.2) | 94 | 3.5 (2.8–4.2) | 57 | 69.7 (69.8–79.6) | p < 0.01 |
| Online betting on other events | 252 | 8.8 (7.6–10.0) | 85 | 2.9 (2.3–3.6) | 42 | 1.5 (1.1–1.9) | 209 | 83.3 (77.2–89.4) | p < 0.001 |
| Online slot games | 314 | 10.9 (9.7–12.1) | 285 | 9.9 (8.8–11.2) | 62 | 2.6 (2.0–3.2) | 91 | 30.2 (24.0–36.4) | p < 0.05 |
| Online casino games (excluding poker) | 322 | 11.8 (10.6–13.1) | 234 | 8.5 (7.5–9.7) | 53 | 2.4 (1.8–3.0) | 146 | 45.6 (40.2 51.0) | p < 0.001 |
| Online bingo | 137 | 4.8 (4.0–5.7) | 114 | 4.1 (3.4–4.9) | 37 | 1.4 (1.0–1.8) | 60 | 43.0 (34.7–51.3) | p < 0.05 |
| Online poker | 198 | 7.0 (6.0–8.0) | 180 | 6.7 (5.8–7.8) | 71 | 3.1 (2.5–3.7) | 89 | 46.0 (39.1–52.9) | p = 0.18 |
| Private betting with friends/family | 217 | 7.9 (6.9–9.1) | 88 | 3.2 (2.5–3.9) | 26 | 1.0 (0.6–1.4) | 155 | 71.5 (65.5–77.5) | p < 0.001 |
| Other gambling activities mainly unavailable during lockdown | |||||||||
| Betting on esports in a bookmakers | 62 | 2.4 (1.8–3.2) | 9 | 0.4 (0.2–0.8) | 4 | 0.1 (0.05–0.37) | 57 | 89.8 (82.3–97.3) | p < 0.001 |
| Betting on virtual bets/races in a bookmakers | 90 | 3.3 (2.7–4.1) | 14 | 0.5 (0.3–0.9) | 11 | 0.4 (0.2–0.6) | 87 | 96.1 (88.8–98.7) | p < 0.001 |
| Betting on other events in a bookmakers | 142 | 4.7 (4.0–5.6) | 6 | 0.2 (0.0–0.5) | 5 | 0.2 (0.08–0.48) | 141 | 99.4 (96.6–99.9) | p < 0.001 |
| Slot machines | 259 | 8.9 (7.9–10.1) | 22 | 0.8 (0.5–1.3) | 7 | 0.2 (0.11–0.51) | 244 | 93.3 (90.3–96.3) | p < 0.001 |
| Machines in a bookmakers | 175 | 5.7 (4.9–6.6) | 3 | 0.1 (0.0–0.5) | 2 | 0.1 (0.03–0.51) | 174 | 99.5 (97.2–99.9) | p < 0.001 |
| Football pools | 252 | 8.6 (7.6–9.8) | 84 | 2.5 (2.0–3.2) | 8 | 0.3 (0.1–0.5) | 176 | 74.2 (68.9–79.5) | p < 0.001 |
| Casino games at a casino | 191 | 7.3 (6.3–8,4) | 3 | 0.1 (0.04–0.6) | 2 | 0.1 (0.03–0.55) | 190 | 99.6 (97.8–99.9) | p < 0.001 |
| Playing poker in pub/club/venue | 74 | 2.6 (2.1–3.3) | 4 | 0.2(0.06–0.42) | 1 | 0.03 (0.01–0.18) | 71 | 95.2 (86.5–98.4) | p < 0.001 |
| Bingo in hall/club/other venue | 105 | 3.7 (3.0–4.5) | 2 | 0.1 (0.03–0.57) | 2 | 0.1 (0.03–0.53) | 105 | 100 (N/A) | p < 0.001 |
*Where starting and stopping rates are close to 0 or 100, Wilson’s Confidence Intervals have been calculated.