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UKGC: Statistics on Participation and Problem Gambling for the Year to September 2022
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has released its latest gambling participation and prevalence survey, which covers data for the year to September 2022.
The data released is based on the Gambling Commission’s quarterly telephone survey conducted by Yonder Consulting. A nationally representative sample of 4018 adults aged 16 and over were interviewed via telephone in December 2021, March 2022, June 2022 and September 2022.
Overall participation in any gambling activity remained statistically stable at 44%, compared to the same period in 2021, while nearing pre-pandemic levels of 47%.
In-person gambling participation rate significantly increased to 27%, although this figure remains below pre-pandemic levels. As for online gambling participation, the rate has increased to 27% as well, continuing its long-term trend, leading to the highest rate ever recorded.
The report further shows the overall problem gambling rate was 0.3%, the same as in September 2021. The problem gambling rate among young people, aged between 16 and 24, was 1.4%, compared to just 0.4% a year earlier. However, given a sample size of 293, the change was not deemed statistically significant by some parties.
The rate of people experiencing moderate harm was 1.1%, up from 0.7% a year earlier. Meanwhile, 1.8% of people experienced low-level harm, compared to 1.9% the previous year; meaning the overall harm level was 3.2%, up from 2.9% in 2021. For people between the ages of 16-24, the overall rate of harm was 6.7%, compared to 4.9% last year. In terms of gender, the problem gambling rate for males was 0.4%, and 0.1% for females.
The National Lottery, where the proportion of respondents who had played rose from 26.5% to 28.7%, appeared to drive growth in the overall gambling rate. The portion of respondents who had played non-lottery games was stable at 28.4%.
There was also a statistically significant growth in online gambling in general, driven by online slots, where the percentage of people who had played rose from 3.4% to 4.6%. There were also statistically significant increases in the use of in-person slot machines, gaming machines at bookmakers such as FOBTs and bingo. However, there was a decrease in sports betting, from 5.6% to 4.5%.
The portion of people who gambled more regularly also increased after a sharp drop in previous surveys. In total, 26.6% of people had gambled in the four weeks prior to the survey, up from 23.9%, but still below the 34.9% from 2019.
Following two years of disruption and restriction as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, overall gambling participation remains lower than pre-covid levels. Latest data for 2022 indicates that people are starting to return to in-person activities including bingo, horse races and dog racing. However, in-person participation rates remain below pre-pandemic levels.
According to the UKGC, there have been differences observed by age group in terms of those returning to in-person activities, with the in-person participation rate for 16 to 24-year-olds closest to their pre-pandemic rate.
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Gaming Corps Gaming Corps, a publicly listed game studio based in Sweden, today announces a key hire for the Company’s growth journey. Graham Greensmith, Gaming Corps new Chief Commercial Officer, joins with more than 20 years experience from a multitude of commercial management roles within the industry.
Greensmith was most recently heading the growth journey at British iGaming giant Inspired as Head of Commercial Development, where he played a fundamental role in expanding market presence and driving sales.
Juha Kauppinen, CEO of Gaming Corps says: “As we continue to grow, we’re entering a new and exciting phase of our journey. With a strong and unique game portfolio, best in-class distribution and top talents on board we are now focused on scaling our commercial efforts, to further accelerate our growth journey.
We need to review our commercial strategies so they align with the company we are growing into and bringing Graham on board feels great and is an exciting example of the increased attention Gaming Corps are experiencing from the industry. We will now continue to work hard to become one of the industry’s most innovative and respected game studios.”
Greensmith joins Gaming Corps following several impressive commercial successes, most recently leading a strong growth journey with iGaming giant Inspired. Having operated at senior level within a fast-growing PLC, he brings valuable experience from scaling operations and driving strategic expansion in a public company environment as well as strong connections and relationships from the European iGaming scene. Graham holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the University of Surrey, and started his new role November 10th 2025.
Graham Greensmith commented, “I am thrilled to be joining Gaming Corps at the most exciting phase of their ambitious journey. The goal is clear, to become the vendor of choice for operators, producing games of the highest quality, known and enjoyed on a global scale. I’m grateful to Juha and the upper management team for the trust and opportunity to be part of this next chapter and I can’t wait to play my part in the undoubted success that is to come.”
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Emerging-markets leader expands its all-encompassing library with exciting new portfolio
QTech Games, the leading game aggregator for all emerging markets, has signed its latest provider partnership with Elbet, enabling its platform customers to access the supplier’s innovative range of crash games and slots.
Elbet has won critical and commercial acclaim in a variety of markets – including Latin America and Africa, key markets for QTech Games – and will now have its spectrum of crash games and broader slots content made available to QTech’s growing group of operator partners in these territories. The deal also organically broadens Elbet’s international footprint across Asia, QTech’s continent of formative growth and dominance.
These popular titles include its flagship crash game Rocketman, alongside Soaring, Soccer Rush and Raccoon Rush, not to mention its wider slots catalogue. More generally, Elbet’s varied content also caters for every player type with fast-paced games across virtual sports, classic casino as well as bingo, instant-win games and these in-demand crash titles.
As the fastest-growing aggregator over the past few years, QTech’s platform offers the most expansive gaming portfolio around, localised for each region, with native mobile apps, powerful reporting and marketing tools, and 24/7 local-language support.
QTech Games CEO, Philip Doftvik, said: “Our ever-growing suite of products has long featured the best slots and crash games from all around the world, and Elbet is the latest impressive exponent in the latter domain. Their focus on this white-hot mini-vertical affords our clients even more engaging content which we’re sure will increase the retention and acquisition of customers.”
“Theirs is a growing and constantly innovating library, delivering consistent support to the growth of our broad gaming-vertical spread, courtesy of some quality graphics, gameplay and unique features.
Danko Vuković, Managing Director at Elbet, added: “This agreement naturally broadens Elbet’s global scope, targeting untapped territories across Asia, alongside our ongoing Africa to Latin America, and creating new revenue streams. We are dedicated to innovation and excellence, continually striving to enhance our offerings and support the growth and success of our partners, and QTech’s expansive distributional influence is second to none.
“Together, we can raise the igaming bar and shape a localised experience for global players. So, we can’t wait to witness how these games perform. Elbet is targeting only the finest content aggregators to improve our visibility and influence in the sector, and QTech Games sets the gold standard for emerging markets.”
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