Gambling research

Gambling is a recreational activity enjoyed by many adults in the Northern Territory (NT).

The most recent study into the prevalence of gambling in the NT found that 72 per cent of NT adults had engaged in at least one type of gambling over 2018 (Stevens, Gupta and Flack, 2020).

The most common forms of gambling were:

• lotteries
• raffles/sweeps
• keno.

Whilst a majority of those who gamble can do so without risk there are some gamblers who experience harms from gambling, and whose gambling related behaviours cause harm to others.

This study draws on the 2018 prevalence study to identify the harms arising from at-risk gamblers own gambling, and the harms gambling causes to others, and to value these harms where possible.

Read the the social costs of gambling harms in the Northern Territory in 2018 report PDF (1.1 MB).

Contact

For further information about this report or to access a hard copy:

Licensing NT
Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade

Phone: 08 8999 1800

ditt.licensingnt@nt.gov.au