Gambling can be entertaining and sociable, and enhance enjoyment of other activities, and the vast majority of gamblers take part without suffering even low levels of harm. In 2019, 47% of adults surveyed had taken part in at least one form of gambling in the previous four weeks (32% if we exclude those who played only the National Lottery). Gambling is a popular leisure pursuit in Britain.
The Gambling Act 2005 highlighted the following activities as gambling arcades, betting, bingo, casinos, gaming machines, society lotteries, and remote gambling which includes online gambling How popular is gambling in the UK?
