Survey of the Nature and Extent of Gambling and Problem Gambling in the ACT
- Topics:
- Gambling
- Source:
- Australian Capital Territory
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Overview: Approximately 75% of surveyed ACT residents gambled last year with nearly 36% of gamblers participating on at least a weekly basis. This is decline participation since the Productivity Commission's 1999 findings (around 80%). A higher proportion of regular ACT gamblers (65.6%) are males than the 1999 national findings (60.4%). Overall, the ACT appears to have a younger regular gambling population than the national average. In 2001, 25.4% of ACT regular gamblers are young adults (18- 24 years), compared to 17.8% nationally. However, when survey data are cross-checked against official gambling statistics, ACT survey respondents significantly under-report expenditure on gaming machines and casino table games.
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Format: PDF | Size: 612KB | Date: Jul 2001 | Pages: 194
