A study has been published in the Journal of Gambling Studies, which states that regular gamblers in the UK were more than six times more likely to gamble online during lockdown.
The research has been done by the University of Bristol which points that due to lockdown regular gamblers are more likely to resort to online gambling than before the lockdown.
The games such as bingo, poker and casino games became six times popular among habitual gamblers.
As per Gambling Insider, Lead author Professor Alan Emond, of the University of Bristol’s Medical School said: “This study provides unique real-time insights into how people’s attitudes and gambling behaviour changed during lockdown, when everyone was stuck inside and unable to participate in most social activities.”
“The findings reveal that although many forms of gambling were restricted, a minority of regular gamblers significantly increased their gambling and betting online. As with so many repercussions of the pandemic, inequalities have been exacerbated and particularly vulnerable groups were worse affected.”