UK gambling participation drops in 2013

iGaming Business – The UK Gambling Commission has reported that the number of people in the country participating in gambling activities dropped by 2% in the past year. In a study entitled ‘Gambling participation: activities and mode of access’, the regulatory body reported that 55% of respondents had participated in at least one form of gambling in the previous four weeks. The figure was down from 57% in 2012. Punters were most likely to have gambled ‘once a month, less than once a week’ although a significant number of respondents said their participation was ‘once a week’. The report also…