{"id":394,"date":"2025-08-20T14:58:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T14:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sourceforterminals.com\/?p=394"},"modified":"2025-08-22T15:34:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T15:34:34","slug":"uk-survey-reveals-most-brits-appreciate-cultural-significance-of-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sourceforterminals.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/20\/uk-survey-reveals-most-brits-appreciate-cultural-significance-of-gambling\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Survey Reveals Most Brits Appreciate Cultural Significance of Gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Amid the threat of higher taxes and the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) cancelling a race meeting in protest, a new survey has revealed UK gamblers consider the pastime an integral part of British culture.<\/p>\n

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distinctive part of the nation\u2019s cultural identity\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A YouGov poll conducted on behalf of the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) found that 74% of regular gamblers see betting as \u201ca distinctive part of the nation\u2019s cultural identity.\u201d<\/p>\n

The BGC took to X on Tuesday to share the Sun\u2019s<\/em> \u201cgreat coverage\u201d of its poll:\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Great coverage in @TheSun<\/a> of polling showing that nearly three-quarters of regular punters say betting is a key part of British life \"\ud83d\udd3d\"https:\/\/t.co\/EQ9V1UB0KP<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Betting and Gaming Council (@BetGameCouncil) August 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

In a statement, BGC CEO Grainne Hurst said that gamblers were \u201cclear\u201d on the importance of gambling and that it wasn\u2019t \u201cjust a leisure activity, but a valued and long-standing part of Britain\u2019s cultural and sporting landscape.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hurst referenced casino, bingo, and multiple pro sports that allow\u00a0\u201cmillions of adults\u201d every month to bet safely and responsibly.<\/p>\n

\u201cBGC members are proud to support jobs on the high street, invest in local communities and grassroots sport, and contribute billions in taxes to fund essential public services,\u201d Hurst concluded.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The survey and the BGC\u2019s comments provide a somewhat temporary balm from the looming tax decision and the BHA\u2019s related boycott of race meetings on September 10. The BHA\u2019s move marks the first time in British horseracing\u2019s modern history that the sport \u201cvoluntarily refused to race.\u201d <\/p>\n

To add further complexity to the saga, the Financial Times <\/em>on Monday cited respected former Paddy Power chief Stewart Kenny as stating UK sportsbooks\u2019 oft trotted-out claim that gambling tax increases will feed the black market and take money from the UK Treasury was both \u201cscaremongering\u201d and untrue<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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