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Table 1: Age, marital status, and gender demographics of casino, lottery, bingo, and other gamblers
Have you ever played a game at a casino such as slots or poker or roulette? Have you ever spent money on lottery tickets like scratch-offs, Mega Millions or Pick 6 Lotto? Have you ever played bingo for money outside a casino? [PROMPT IF NECESSARY: Some casinos offer bingo; what I'm talking about is bingo for money somewhere else.] In the past year have you placed any other kind of bet or played any other kind of game for money I haven't mentioned? |
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Yes to… |
Total |
Age |
Marital Status |
Gender |
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55-64 |
65-74 |
75+ |
Marr |
Wid |
Div |
Nev |
Male |
Female |
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Casino |
63% |
66 |
67 |
54 |
68 |
54 |
71 |
47 |
65 |
61 |
Lottery |
65% |
69 |
67 |
56 |
68 |
60 |
75 |
64 |
66 |
64 |
Bingo ($) |
16% |
15 |
23 |
14 |
16 |
18 |
24 |
13 |
10 |
21 |
Other |
8% |
10 |
9 |
4 |
9 |
6 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
6 |
Base : 700.
Figure 1: Frequency of casino gambling
(Asked of people who gamble at casinos) About how often did you play games at a casino in the past year?
Base : 439.
Table 2: Casino games usually played
| (Asked of people who gamble at casinos) When you visit a casino, what do you usually spend most of your time playing? | ||||||
| Game | Total | Education | Gender | |||
| HS or less | Some College | College Plus |
Male | Female | ||
| Slots | 69 | 77 | 72 | 60 | 54 | 82 |
| Video Poker | 3 | 5 | - | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Craps | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| Blackjack | 13 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 4 |
| Roulette | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| Poker | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Base : 346.
Figure 2: Frequency of lottery gambling
(Asked of those who play the lottery) About how often did you spend money on lottery tickets in the past year?
Base : 456.
Figure 3: Most frequent lottery game played
(Asked of those who play the lottery) What lottery game do you play most often?
Base : 456.
Figure 4: Distribution of Gambling Types among All Gamblers
Base : 531.
Table 3: Average amount of money spent per year on different gambling activities by Unsafe and Safe Gamblers
| On average, about how much money would you say you spend on…per year? | ||||
| Gambling Activity | Base | Total | Gambler Type | |
| Unsafe | Safe | |||
| Casino | 295 | $6,471 | $14,304 | $3,899 |
| Lottery | 411 | $416 | $1,161 | $200 |
Figure 6: Most important reason for not gambling
(Asked of people who don't gamble) Would you please tell me which of the following is the most important reason you don't gamble?
Base : 169.
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