Nearly 6 out of 10 people in Singapore think online gambling should be banned

A recently-released YouGov report shows that almost six out of 10 people, or 56 per cent, in Singapore think that online gambling should not be allowed. 

This is higher than the global average of 46 per cent, or two out of five people who share this belief.

Singapore has the same high score as China when it comes to opposition to online gambling. Only Spain and India have a higher number of those who share this sentiment, with both countries showing 57 per cent of respondents believing online gambling should be banned.

Across demographics, it is older residents in Singapore who have negative attitudes toward online gambling, with 68 per cent sharing this sentiment.

Among Gen Xers, six in ten feel this way; 45 per cent of Gen Z and 44 per cent of Millennial respondents respectively are opposed to online gambling.

When asked whether the rules and regulations on online gambling are too strict in Singapore, only 25 per cent of respondents agreed that this is the situation. Forty per cent said they disagree, while one-third of the respondents indicated that they were undecided on the matter.

The respondents to the YouGov survey in Singapore tended to say that legislation in Singapore involving online gambling is too strict were Gen X and Gen Z respondents, with 28 per cent of respondents in both demographics expressing this sentiment.

Conversely, 44 per cent of Millennials tended to say the opposite was true, while 43 per cent of Baby Boomers said they were not sure.

Results from the YouGov study have been released at a time when revenues from gambling in Singapore have gotten back to 70 per cent of their level previous to the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Furthermore, plans for expansion were also recently announced at Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World Sentosa. /TISG

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