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<p>Neither Government nor Gambling Commission holds data on the number of problem
gamblers aged 18 and over or under 18.</p><p> </p><p>The Health Survey for England
and Scotland 2016 and Problem Gambling Survey Wales 2016 estimated the number of problem
gamblers aged 16 and over in Great Britain as approximately 340,000, 0.7% of the population.
Of these, approximately 280,000 were in England (based on 40 individuals identified
as problem gamblers), approximately 40,000 in Scotland (based on 24 individuals) and
approximately 20,000 in Wales (based on 29 individuals).</p><p> </p><p>All estimates
are rounded to the nearest 10,000 and due to the low prevalence of problem gambling
among respondents to the survey have large confidence intervals. There is 95% confidence
that the true estimate for the total number of problem gamblers aged 16 and over in
Britain is between 250,000 and 460,000.</p><p> </p><p>The Gambling Commission’s 2018
Young People and Gambling Report estimated that 1.7% of 11-16 year olds were problem
gamblers, or approximately 55,000 if extrapolated to the population of Great Britain.
This number is based on a survey completed by 2,865 children in schools in England,
Scotland and Wales. Of these, 37 children were identified as problem gamblers: 30
in England, 3 in Scotland and 4 in Wales. Due to the low number of respondents it
is not possible to provide robust estimates for the number of problem gamblers in
each country.</p><p> </p><p>All estimates of the total figures of problem gamblers
in Great Britain should be treated with caution due to the low numbers of individuals
on which they are based.</p>
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