NCPG study reveals drop in percentage of Americans who gamble

The levels of risky gambling behavior in 2024 were down to almost the same level as 2018, showing about a 27% decrease from a spike in 2021, according to the “National Survey on Gambling Attitudes and Gambling Experiences 3.0” study conducted by the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) in April 2024.

The NCPG conducted the first National Survey on Gambling Attitudes and Experiences in 2018, after the Supreme Court overturned the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, making sports betting a states’ rights issue. As states began to legalize sports betting that year, the initial survey found that 7% of U.S. adults reportedly experienced at least one out of four indicators of problematic gambling behavior.