Do you gamble to make ends meet?
Poll Started 7 June 2011 Do you gamble to make ends meet? Some people gamble hoping to fulfill dreams of luxurious mansions, flash cars and wild parties on yachts. Do you regularly gamble as part of your general financial planning (eg, aiming to pay off debt)? If so, what? Warning! Gambling's not MoneySaving. If you’re worried, see Gamblersanonymous.
Poll Started 7 June 2011
Do you gamble to make ends meet?
Some people gamble hoping to fulfill dreams of luxurious mansions, flash cars and wild parties on yachts.
Do you regularly gamble as part of your general financial planning (eg, aiming to pay off debt)? If so, what?
Warning! Gambling's not MoneySaving. If you’re worried, see Gamblersanonymous.
Results
| Bingo |  |
159 votes (3 %) |
| Casino | |
127 votes (2 %) |
| Dog racing | |
80 votes (2 %) |
| Football pools | |
84 votes (2 %) |
| Horse racing | |
225 votes (4 %) |
| I don't gamble as part of my financial planning | |
3,508 votes (67 %) |
| Online games, eg, casinos, bingo or slot machines | |
221 votes (4 %) |
| Other sports betting | |
206 votes (4 %) |
| Poker with friends or at a club | |
107 votes (2 %) |
| Scratchcards | |
449 votes (9 %) |
| Slot machines | |
144 votes (3 %) |
| The National Lottery draw | |
1,515 votes (29 %) |
5,240 people have selected 6,825 options (percentages are the number who voted for that topic of the total people who have voted, so won't add up to 100%).
We try to use technology to limit voting to one per person. Occasionally, this may erroneously block a few people's votes (eg, from shared offices). Apologies for that.
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