Body M�s Ind� (BMI)Body M�s Ind� (BMI)Body M�s Ind� (BMI)We calculated the average BMI of casino players,
categorising them into their preferred games.
Health and lifestyle trends based oncasino game preference
Health and lifestyle trends based oncasino game preference
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Percentage of different casinoplayers who regularly smoke.
Roulette Other Video Poker Craps/Dice Pai GowPoker Baccarat Slots Blackjack
Alcohol Alcohol Alcohol
SmokingSmoking Smoking
Calculate your BMICalculate your BMICalculate your BMI
Where are c�ino gam� played?Where are c�ino gam� played?Where are c�ino gam� played?
24.9% 21.6% 21.5% 18.8% 17.9% 16.7% 10.8% 10.0% 0%
58%
53%
44.4%
42%
38.5%
33.9%
33.3%
28%
27.1%
46.2%
25.4%
24%
23.1%
22%
21.2%
20%
19.5%
11.1%
Roulette Blackjack Baccarat Other Pai GowSlots Poker Craps/Dice Video Poker
26.4% 20.2% 20% 19.3% 18.6% 18.5% 18.2% 0% 0%
Respondents who engage in at least 30 minutes of physicalactivity, 5 times per week.
Exerc�eExerc�e Exerc�e
With an average Body
Mass Index (BMI) of
31, slots players had
the largest average
BMI of all the casino
game preferences.
A BMI of 31 is outside
of what is considered
to be healthy.
BMI of 31 is well above
the average in the UK
which is currently 27.
A graph showing average BMI across different casino game preferences.
Graph showing the percentage of different groups of casino players who drink
more than the recommended limit of alcohol per week.
Craps/Dice
Roulette
Pai Gow
Blackjack
VideoPoker
Slots
Poker
Slots
Poker
Roulette
Blackjack
Video Poker
Baccarat
Baccarat
Craps/Dice
Other
Pai Gow
Other
Percentage of respondents who regularly exceed weekly alcoholintake recommendations (21 units for men and 14 units for women)
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ly O
bese
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idly
Obese
Desktop Mobile/tablet
Casino
Land-based casino
65.2%14.4% 20.4%
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Infographic based on a survey by:
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BMI: <
18.5
BMI: 1
8.5-24.9
BMI: 2
5-29.9
BMI: 3
0-34.9
BMI: 3
5-39.9
BMI: >
40
Graph showing percentage of different casino
players who do meet physical activity guidelines.
Graph showing percentage of different
casino players who regularly smoke.
Regardless of what games our respondents played, the most popular way to play games was using a desktop computer.
Gender split of respondents categorised by casino game preference.
Booze, Bets and BMI
VideoPoker
BaccaratCraps/Dice Pai GowOtherSlots PokerRouletteBlackjack
31
252828.530
2527.5
2326.5
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nation
al average
OBESE!OBESE!
SLOTS PLAYERS AREcategorised
as OBESE!SLOTS
27
Obesity leadsto an
INCREASED RISK OF:Type 2
Diabetes
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BMIYour BMI (Body Mass Index) can helpyou find a healthy target weight range.
Weight (kg)
Square Height (m )2
HeartDisease
� �High Blood
Pressure
It is advised by the Department of Health that men should not drink more than 21 units of alcohol per week and that women should drink no more than 14 units per week.
The data showed that with the exception of poker
and 'other', UK casino players are nearly 4% more
likely to smoke than the average UK citizen.
Poker players were the most physically active in our survey.
Conversely, slots players were the least likely to meet the government guidelines for exercise.
BEERS - 5%1Pint = 3 units
3UNITS
WINES - 13.0%175 ml = 2 units
2UNITS
14UNITSWEEK
21UNITSWEEK
POKER
Average UK citizens.
Casino players
4%
GenderGenderGender
Male Female
SPIRITS 40%25ml = 1 units
1UNITS
(Single)
Video Poker Slots
AgeAgeAge
4845 45 44
42 42 4139
38
Other Pai GowVideoPoker
BlackjackBaccaratSlots RouletteCraps/Dice Poker
Average age of respondents categorised by casino game preference.
Percentage of total respondents categorised by casino game preference.
Roulette Pai GowBaccaratPoker Craps/DiceSlots Other
C�ino Game PreferenceC�ino Game PreferenceC�ino Game Preference
0.6%51.3% 14.7% 10.0% 2.8% 0.7% 0.4%
http://apps.who.int/bmi/index.jsp?introPage=intro_3.html
http://gamapserver.who.int/gho/interactive_charts/ncd/risk_factors/bmi/atlas.html
http://bma.org.uk/news-views-analysis/news/2012/may/obesity-engulfs-the-nation
https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/reducing-harmful-drinking
http://ash.org.uk/files/documents/ASH_106.pdf
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/fitness/Pages/physical-activity-guidelines-for-adults.aspx
http://www.nhs.uk/Tools/Pages/Alcohol-unit-calculator.aspx
Craps/Dice
66.7%
33.3%Pai Gow
61.5%
38.5Other
66.7%
33.3%Poker
60.4%
39.6%Blackjack
58%
42%
46.2%
53.8%
46.7%
53.3%Baccarat
62.7%
37.3%
Copyright © 2014 Jackpot Gaming Limited
About the survey
On the Jackpot.co.uk website and its associated network of gaming sites, we ran a questionnaire
asking casino players a series of health-related questions. Out of the 3,000 respondents, 869
were removed due to respondent error or incomplete responses.
The remaining 2,131 clean responses were divided into 9 categories based on the casino game
type the respondent played most often. We then tabulated all health and casino activity under
each corresponding casino game.
http://www.jackpot.co.uk/A full copy of the research paper can be found at:A full copy of the research paper can be found at:A full copy of the research paper can be found at:
Blackjack
9.1%10.4%
VideoPoker
Roulette
52.3%
47.7%
Male
Female
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