In Great Britain, sports betting is a popular pastime. A ************* survey explored whether this pastime encouraged sports fans to feel more engaged with the sports they liked. When looking at the results, horse racing fans were the most likely to feel more engaged with the sport through participating in sports betting, with ** percent saying so. In comparison, only ** percent of gymnastics fans stated that they felt more engaged with the sport when betting on it.
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YouGov. (November 24, 2021). Share of adults that feel sports betting makes them more engaged with the sports they like in Great Britain as of November 2021, by sport [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359956/sports-betting-engagement-with-sports-great-britain/
YouGov. "Share of adults that feel sports betting makes them more engaged with the sports they like in Great Britain as of November 2021, by sport." Chart. November 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359956/sports-betting-engagement-with-sports-great-britain/
YouGov. (2021). Share of adults that feel sports betting makes them more engaged with the sports they like in Great Britain as of November 2021, by sport. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359956/sports-betting-engagement-with-sports-great-britain/
YouGov. "Share of Adults That Feel Sports Betting Makes Them More Engaged with The Sports They like in Great Britain as of November 2021, by Sport." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359956/sports-betting-engagement-with-sports-great-britain/
YouGov, Share of adults that feel sports betting makes them more engaged with the sports they like in Great Britain as of November 2021, by sport Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359956/sports-betting-engagement-with-sports-great-britain/ (last visited July 12, 2025)
Share of adults that feel sports betting makes them more engaged with the sports they like in Great Britain as of November 2021, by sport [Graph], YouGov, November 24, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359956/sports-betting-engagement-with-sports-great-britain/
