A BGC spokesperson explained that the methodology used in this survey is different to those previously conducted into betting and gaming.
Their statement emphasised: “As a result, the Gambling Commission has been clear, GSGB should not be used to make direct comparisons with results from prior surveys, as a measure of addiction, or to gross up problem gambling prevalence to the whole population.”
The survey collects the official statistics on gambling behaviour in the country, and is one of the largest surveys of its kind in the world, collecting data from 20,000 respondents each year.
The spokesperson added that BGC members are ‘concerned these findings may be unreliable’ because there is a significant risk GSGB overstates gambling participation and gambling related harm.
“Surveys using predominantly online self-completion consistently produce hig..
