Facts and figures

Basic facts about the Gambling Industry are available from the Gambling Commission.

The Gambling Commission have published the British Gambling Prevalence Survey 2007. This builds on a major survey undertaken in 1999 by the National Centre for Social Research: Gambling behaviour in Britain: Results from the British Gambling Prevalence Survey. Kerry Sprotson, Bob Erens, Jim Orford. 1999.

Further sources of information

The National Statistics website contains information on money spent on gambling.

The DCMS has published A Literature Review and Survey of Statistical Sources on Remote Gambling. 

GamCare publishes Annual Service Reports: In depth breakdowns of the use of GamCare's Helpline and counselling services.

The National Lottery Commission undertakes tracking surveys of National Lottery play by under 16 year olds.

Wikipedia, the online encyclopaedia, contains facts on problem gambling.