Jackpot.co.uk's landmark survey of over 2,000 active British gamblers set out to investigated the previously unexplored link between physical health and casino game preference. Excessive smoking, drinking and lack of exercise were revealed to be contributing factors to the dangerously high BMI found in players of certain casino games.

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Health and lifestyle trends based on
casino game preference
Bod M Ind (BMI)
We calculated the average BMI of casino players,
categorising them into their preferred games.
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A graph showing average BMI across different casino game preferences.
With an average Body
Mass Index (BMI) of
31, slots players had
the largest average
BMI of all the casino
game preferences.
A BMI of 31 is outside
of what is considered
to be healthy.
BMI of 31 is well above
the average in the UK
which is currently 27.
27
national average
SLOTS PLAYERS ARE
categorised
as OBESE!
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Obesity leads
to an
INCREASED RISK OF: Type 2
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Weight (kg)
Square Height (m2 )
Heart
Disease
BMI: 18.5
BMI: 18.5-24.9
BMI: 25-29.9
BMI: 30-34.9
BMI: 35-39.9
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26.4% 20.2% 20% 19.3% 18.6% 18.5% 18.2% 0% 0%
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24.9% 21.6% 21.5% 18.8% 17.9% 16.7% 10.8% 10.0% 0%
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Graph showing the percentage of different groups of casino players who drink
more than the recommended limit of alcohol per week.
It is advised by the Department of Health that men should not drink
more than 21 units of alcohol per week and that women should drink
no more than 14 units per week.
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WEEK
BEERS - 5%
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WINES - 13.0%
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Percentage of different casino
players who regularly smoke.
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(Single)
Exerc
Respondents who engage in
at least 30 minutes of physical
activity, 5 times per week.
58%
53%
44.4%
42%
38.5%
33.9%
33.3%
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27.1%
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21.2%
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19.5%
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Graph showing percentage of different casino
players who do meet physical activity guidelines.
Graph showing percentage of different
casino players who regularly smoke.
The data showed that with the exception of poker
and 'other', UK casino players are nearly 4% more
likely to smoke than the average UK citizen.
Poker players were the most
physically active in our survey.
POKER
Conversely, slots players
were the least likely to
meet the government
guidelines for exercise.
Casino players
Average UK citizens.
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Percentage of respondents who regularly exceed weekly alcohol
intake recommendations (21 units for men and 14 units for women)
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Normal Weight
Overweight
Obese
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Regardless of what games our respondents played, the most popular
way to play games was using a desktop computer.
14.4% 65.2% 20.4%
Desktop Mobile/tablet
Casino
Land-based casino
Gender
Gender split of respondents categorised by casino game preference.
66.7%
33.3%
Craps/Dice
61.5%
38.5
Pai Gow
60.4%
39.6%
Poker
58%
42%
Blackjack
46.7%
53.3%
62.7%
37.3%
Baccarat
52.3%
47.7%
Roulette
Average age of respondents categorised by casino game preference.
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66.7%
33.3%
Other
46.2%
53.8%
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51.3% 14.7% 10.4% 10.0% 9.1%
2.8% 0.7% 0.6% 0.4%
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On the Jackpot.co.uk website and its associated network of gaming sites, we ran a questionnaire
asking casino players a series of health-related questions. Out of the 3,000 respondents, 869
The remaining 2,131 clean responses were divided into 9 categories based on the casino game
type the respondent played most often. We then tabulated all health and casino activity under
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Percentage of total respondents categorised by casino game preference.
were removed due to respondent error or incomplete responses.
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About the survey
each corresponding casino game.
http://www.jackpot.co.uk/
http://www.nhs.uk/Tools/Pages/Alcohol-unit-calculator.aspx
http://apps.who.int/bmi/index.jsp?introPage=intro_3.html
http://gamapserver.who.int/gho/interactive_charts/ncd/risk_factors/bmi/atlas.html
http://bma.org.uk/news-views-analysis/news/2012/may/obesity-engulfs-the-nation
https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/reducing-harmful-drinking
http://ash.org.uk/files/documents/ASH_106.pdf
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/fitness/Pages/physical-activity-guidelines-
for-adults.aspx
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