South Africans spend less in gambling
The report said that fewer people were involved in gambling than in the last two surveys (2002 and 2005). "This may point to a more stable gambling community regarding their involvement in gambling as a regular entertainment event. Novelty and irregular gamblers will always be present, but they seem to be on the decline after almost a decade of legalised gambling in South Africa."
The study showed that the frequency of casino gambling by South African adults was 6.3 % in 2009, well down on the 19.3 % of 2003 and 7.1 % down on 2005. Players spent 1.34 % of their household expenditure on gambling, down from 1.7 per cent in 2005 but up slightly on the 1.3 % in 2002.
The study found that most gambling took place in casinos, 76.1 % of gambling expenditure (outside of lotteries). Horse racing and sports betting was the second highest category, followed by LPMs at only 3.7 %. The average gambler was between 26 and 45 years old (49 %), employed full- or part-time (49.7 %). Most gamblers were female (63.7 %).
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