Past Year Gambling

Percentage betting on this activity in the past year

Reasons for spending money at a casino (among those who visited a casino in the past year)

Attitudes towards problem gambling (Asked of all survey participants)

Addiction to gambling is a lot like addiction to drugs or alcohol

Gambling is immoral

Services to treat compulsive gambling are available in my community

The gambling industry should do more to help people with a gambling addiction

The government should do more to help people with a gambling addiction

If someone close to me had a gambling problem, I would know where to get them help

Spending at a casino (for any reason, gambling or otherwise)

Attitudes about gambling particpation (Asked of past year gamblers only)

Gambling is not a good way to make money

If I gamble more often, it will help me to win more than I lose

My chances of winning get better after I have lost

I should be able to walk away from gambling at any time

I should be aware of how much money I spend when I gamble

When I gamble, it’s my responsibility to spend only money that I can afford to lose

I should only gamble when I have money to cover my bills and living expenses first

I gamble only for entertainment, not to win money

Attitudes about causes of problem gambling (Asked of all survey participants)

Moral weakness

Having an addictive personality

Not having enough willpower

Being around people who gamble a lot

Having a parent or other family member who gambles

A traumatic event in someone’s life

A person’s genetic or other medical condition

Seeing a lot of ads promoting gambling

Winning a lot of money

Attitudes about responsible gaming requirements if your state was to legalize sports betting (Asked of all survey participants)

Require sport betting operators to implement responsible gambling measures

Set aside some of the sports betting revenues to treat individuals who develop gambling problems

Set aside some of the sports betting revenues to pay for public awareness campaigns designed to educate the public about the risks of gambling and the help that is available

Sports bet on in the past year for real money (Asked of sports bettors only)

Ways of sports betting (Asked of sports bettors only)

Types of Fantasy Sports (Asked of fantasy sports players only)