Irish attitudes to the lottery, online lottery participation, and participation in the UK lottery.

1. Going Lotto: findings from our Summer Panel Poll
Amárach Research
July 2017July 2017/LB/S14-328

2. 2
Three quarters think the National lottery has been good for Ireland…
Q1 Has the National Lottery been good for Ireland?
28
48
14
7
3
Yes
76%
No
10%
Yes, very much so
Yes, somewhat
Neither/nor
Not really
Not at all
35-44 year olds in particular think so…
...and less 18-24 year olds think so
Dubliners are less favourable towards the lotto…
...and those in Connaught/Ulster are most favourable
(Base: All respondents)
85%
50%
69%
81%

3. 3
…with 4 in 10 playing the lotto every month or more often.
(Base: All who bought on UK sites in past year)
Q1 Has the National Lottery been good for Ireland?
23
18
15
32
12
41%
Males play more often than females
Yes, weekly
Yes, once or
twice a month
Yes, several
times a year
Rarely
Never
36%
18-24 year olds play least often…
…and 45-54 year olds play most often
Dubliners play less than other regions…
M
46%
9%
52%
36%
…with Munster and Conn/Ulster playing most often
44%
37%
F

4. 4
A fifth have played the National Lotto online…
(Base: All respondents)
Q3 Have you ever played the National Lottery online?
18-24 year olds are most likely to
have played the lotto online…21
79
%
Yes
No 26%

5. 5
21
79
%
…and the same proportion have played the lotto in the UK.
(Base: All respondents)
Q4 Have you ever played the lottery in the UK?
Yes
No
18-24 year olds are least likely to
have played the lotto in the UK…
…while 45-54 year olds are most likely to
have done so 30%
5%

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