Games, lottery, Scratch and win, ecc.
How much Italians play?
According to the IGT game observatory made by SWG in Italy there are about 22 millions of players. The average annual per capita expenditure of a player would be approx 692 € (about 58 Euro pulls).
L’Game Observatory by Sgw – Founded in Trieste in 1981, SWG designs and carries out market research, of opinion, institutional, sector studies and observatories, analyzing and integrating market trends and dynamics, of politics and society – also indicates that “only a third of the sample of respondents shares the idea of banning in total cash games“.
The Italians ask the State to intervene in the control and sanctioning of illegal gaming sites and contexts but they do not want interventions that prevent the conscious citizen from playing freely.
E’ interesting to read the research “When you grow up you play” on the relationship between Italian adults and gaming 2021 presented in the same year at the round table “The public game: an ally against illegality ", organized by International Game Technology (Igt), in collaborazione con Ants, Kratesis and Swg.
The Italians therefore want to play and hope for Lady Luck… And also in the Befana given the imminent extraction of the Lottery Italy 2024* scheduled precisely for 6 January 2025.
Family budget
Since the new year begins sometime, it can be useful budget for the annual spending on games, lottery, ecc. to be sure that it becomes a responsible consumption that does not create waste of family money. Setting a figure to devote to gambling in a disciplined way at the beginning of the year can be the solution to tackle gambling addiction **.
Perhaps starting to be aware of the probability of winning for each type of game that you want to approach. It is the law that provides for the obligation that “Advertising’ games involving cash winnings must clearly display the odds percentage’ of winnings that the subject has in the single advertised game "
The probability of winning the lottery with a 6 is 1 their 622.614.630 play!
Alex Gaetani
*PROBABILITY OF WINNING OF THE ITALY LOTTERY