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ANJ survey finds 5% of 2020 gamblers were new players in France

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Source: ANJ (France)

France’s ANJ reported survey findings on gambling during the second lockdown, based on questions Harris Interactive asked on the authority’s behalf. Among people who gambled in 2020, 75% said they played during the lockdown; 5% said they had not gambled in earlier years, rising to 13% among 18–24-year-olds.

The findings give regulators and operators evidence of new-player participation and potential online gambling risks during lockdown.

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ANJL survey finds Brazil betting ban shifted one in five players to illegal market

A Nexus poll commissioned by Brazil's ANJL found the ban on betting converted few voters and pushed about one in five former bettors to illegal sites. It said 38% of Brazilians favour resuming betting under stricter rules or the previous regime.

A poll by Nexus, commissioned by the Associação Nacional de Jogos e Loterias (ANJL), found that Brazil's ban on betting changed the vote of about 1% of the electorate in the first round and that roughly one in five former bettors moved to sites still operating. The survey was published on 23 October, four days before the second round, according to the report.

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