Gambling Commission survey shows problem gambling rate at 2.4%

The Gambling Commission’s third annual Gambling Survey for Great Britain, covering 2025 and based on 20,775 respondents, found a problem gambling rate of 2.4%. The survey provides a headline measure of problem gambling in Great Britain, reporting the share of respondents classified as problem gamblers during the covered year.

As the third consecutive annual survey, the study used responses from 20,775 people to produce the 2.4% figure for 2025. For UK players and those watching the Great Britain market, the result is a direct statistic on the measured prevalence of problem gambling across the population captured by the survey. The survey was published on 2026-07-16.