The GSGB includes a new survey format and research methodology conducted by NatCen for the Gambling Commission to measure gambling prevalence and to collect updated data on “playing habits, attitudes, and harms experienced across the adult population of Great Britain.”
Following a two-year ‘technical review,’ Wave-1 GSGB datasets were published on 29 February 2024, marking the start of a new era in data collection for the Gambling Commission and providing stakeholders with more frequent and consistent data on gambling prevalence.
Audiences are reminded that Wave-1 and Wave-2 datasets do not include the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) statistics for UK adults. PGSI statistics are reported in the Commission’s annual ‘Official Statistics on Gambling Participation,’ which provides data on “the consequences that gambling can have on individuals and those close..