The Top 8 Reasons Players Gambled During Covid-19 Lockdowns
Last year, when people were isolated in their homes, many of them turned to online gaming. But the reasons they gambled online may surprise you.
In a survey of 3,013 citizens, the French gambling regulator, L’Autorité Nationale des Jeux, conducted a survey called “Gambling and Confinement”. In their report they discovered a number of surprises.
Of these answers, four (Take Mind off Covid 19%, More Free Time 14%, Bored 12%, Saved Money 6%) were directly related to the covid-19 pandemic. All of those reasons make total sense to me.
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Reasons Players Gambled
During Covid-19 Lockdowns |
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| Win Money | 57% |
| Habit | 43% |
| Take Mind off Covid | 19% |
| More Free Time | 14% |
| Bored | 12% |
| Need To Play | 9% |
| Saved Money | 6% |
| Past Success | 4% |
However, I would have guessed that more people gambled because they were simply bored staying at home.
I would also have suspected that vast numbers of players turn to gambling because of covid-19. But, it was revealed that only 5% of the players said they had not gambled in the previous year.