Poll by the Belgian Gaming Commission: 13% of respondents bet every day

Poll by the Belgian Gaming Commission: 13% of respondents bet every day

New survey findings for the Belgian Gaming Commission have been issued by the European Gaming and Betting Association. The participants in the poll ranged in age from 18 to 30 and there were 1,000 in total. 

The poll included ten legitimate and ten illicit gambling websites; the results demonstrated that nearly all respondents (93%) were familiar with at least one legitimate site, while nearly half (44%) were familiar with at least one illicit site.

The names of legitimate gaming sites are more well-known than those of illicit ones; nonetheless, the percentage difference between the two is not too large. Six of the ten most popular gambling sites were legal, while four were unlawful.

The findings are released concurrently with the implementation of advertising limitations for licenced gaming enterprises by the Belgian government.

In addition, 53% of those who took part in the poll have gambled in the past three years, with 65% of those people being male and 35% being female. On the other hand, most participants bet once a month or less frequently; 62% of gamblers play less frequently than that, while 13% play every day. 

Most users use legitimate gambling websites, according to the poll. Ninety percent of people who took the survey said they only played on legitimate sites, while a third said they had ever used an illicit one.

Fewer than 40% of people polled claimed to be able to distinguish between legitimate and illicit websites. 

Be that as it may, 46% of voters were in favour of the Belgian government's marketing restrictions, while 42% wanted to see all gambling ads for games of chance banned.

However, the survey's 1,000 participants are a very tiny sample size.