Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the level of National Lottery participation rates over the third licence period.
The Third National Lottery licence started in February 2009. Data collected by the Gambling Commission shows the percentage of regular National Lottery draw-based game players, aged 16+ in Great Britain, since 2012. This data does not include instant win games (Scratchcards or Online Instant Win Games), sales of which have increased since the licence began.
Year | Past 4 week gambling participation (National Lottery Draw-Based Games) |
Year to December 2012 | 46.1% |
Year to December 2013 | 43.4% |
Year to December 2014 | 37.4% |
Year to December 2015 | 32.3% |
Year to December 2016 | 30% |
Year to December 2017 | 27.3% |
Year to December 2018 | 27.6% |
Year to December 2019 | 29.6% |
Year to December 2020 | 27.3% |