The research, carried out by Ipsos MORI, also shows that 3% report buying National Lottery scratchcards in a shop in the past seven days and a further 4% say they have played fruit or slot machines in the past seven days, an activity which typically takes place in family arcades or holiday parks. with friends) (5%) with a further 3% playing cards with friends for money. The most common type of gambling activity that young people are taking part in is private bets for money (e.g. The long-term trend shows a decline in participation since the questions were first asked in 2011.
The findings show that 11% of 11-16-year olds that took part in the survey say they have spent their own money on gambling in the past seven days, compared with 14% in 2018. The survey looks at those forms of gambling and gambling style games that young people legally 1 take part in along with gambling on age restricted products. The Gambling Commission has today published the 2019 Young People & Gambling survey which looks at gambling trends of 11 - 16-year-olds in Great Britain. Gambling Commission publishes the 2019 Young People and Gambling report
