Resources and education
Facts about gambling in NSW
Just over half of NSW adults gamble each year – mainly on lotteries, then pokies, scratchies and race betting. Check out our latest stats.
Most of our most recent figures come from the NSW Gambling Survey 2024, a research report commissioned by the NSW Responsible Gambling Fund to measure who gambles in NSW, how gambling is changing, the level of gambling harm in the community, and how different groups are affected. It’s a long report, so we’ve summarised some of the key findings.
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NSW Gambling Survey 2024 Reportpdf ( 7.8MB )
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NSW Gambling Survey 2024 Technical Reportpdf ( 0.7MB )
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FAQs: NSW Gambling Survey 2024pdf ( 39.9KB )
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Factsheet: How many people in NSW gamble?pdf ( 62.4KB )
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Factsheet: Gambling harm in NSWpdf ( 59.7KB )
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Factsheet: How gambling in NSW is changingpdf ( 56.5KB )
Key findings of the NSW Gambling Survey 2024
Who gambles and how?
Overall, fewer people gamble than in 2006, but there has been little change since 2019.
Lotteries were the most common form of gambling, followed by gaming machines, race betting, keno and sports betting.
Participation in most forms of gambling has declined since 2019.
However, participation in three forms of gambling has increased.
And the number of people betting online continues to grow.
Different types of gambling are more popular among certain age groups.
The percentage of people who gamble is higher in some parts of NSW.
Who is experiencing gambling harm?
One in five people experience harm from their own or another person’s gambling.
Men under 45 experience the most harm from their own gambling.
Women, people who live with children, and Aboriginal people are more likely to experience harm from someone else’s gambling.
Frequent gambling and online gambling are associated with higher risk.
