Release of the NSW Gambling Survey 2024

The report of the NSW Gambling Survey 2024 is now available.  

The survey involved 10,000 interviews with NSW adults and was funded by the Responsible Gambling Fund. It provides updated statistics on who gambles, how gambling is changing, and the extent of gambling harm in NSW.

The survey found that:

• Overall gambling participation has remained relatively stable at 53.5% (53% in 2019).
• Participation has declined for most gambling forms including electronic gaming machines (EGMs), scratchies, race betting and casino table games, with participation only increasing for lottery tickets, sports betting and online casino games.
• EGMs are the source of most of the gambling harm in NSW followed by wagering products, casino table games, online casinos and online poker.
• One in five survey respondents (21.0%) experienced gambling harm, with:
- 7.8% experiencing harm from their own gambling
- 12.7% experiencing harm from someone else’s gambling
- 7.1% experiencing harm from gambling that occurred more than 12                 months ago.