From September 2018 to March 2023, betting on soccer was the most prevalent form of sports betting among the British public. As of March 2023, 4.8 percent of Britons had bet on soccer in the previous four weeks, making up a 94 percent share of all sports bettors in Great Britain.
Participation in sports betting in Great Britain from 2018 to 2023, by type of sport
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Sports betting in the UKGambling Commission. (May 11, 2023). Participation in sports betting in Great Britain from 2018 to 2023, by type of sport [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264768/sports-betting-participation-by-sport-great-britain/
Gambling Commission. "Participation in sports betting in Great Britain from 2018 to 2023, by type of sport." Chart. May 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264768/sports-betting-participation-by-sport-great-britain/
Gambling Commission. (2023). Participation in sports betting in Great Britain from 2018 to 2023, by type of sport. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264768/sports-betting-participation-by-sport-great-britain/
Gambling Commission. "Participation in Sports Betting in Great Britain from 2018 to 2023, by Type of Sport." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264768/sports-betting-participation-by-sport-great-britain/
Gambling Commission, Participation in sports betting in Great Britain from 2018 to 2023, by type of sport Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264768/sports-betting-participation-by-sport-great-britain/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Participation in sports betting in Great Britain from 2018 to 2023, by type of sport [Graph], Gambling Commission, May 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264768/sports-betting-participation-by-sport-great-britain/