Betting Stats 2022

We Surveyed 621 UK Punters about their Betting Habits and Racing Experience in 2022

Our Top Betting Stats of 2022

A Summary of Our Top Findings

• Bet365, SkyBet and William Hill are the Most Used Bookes

• Ascot, Cheltenham and York are the Top Rated Courses

• Over 50% are Avoiding the Races Due to the Cost of Living Crisis

• 5% of Punters Place Bets on the Toilet!

• 72% Keep Their Betting a Secret from Friends, Family and Colleagues

• 79% of Racegoers Still Prefer Oncourse Bookies

Bet365, SkyBet and William Hill are the Most Used Bookes

We Asked UK Punters Which Bookies They Most Commonly Use

Most Popular UK Bookies to Place Bets

1) Bet365

2) SkyBet

3) William Hill

4) Betfair Exchange

5) Paddy Power

6) Ladbrokes

7) Coral

8) Betfair Sportsbook

[bctt tweet='Punters Have Spoken! The Most Popular Bookies are @Bet365, @SkyBet and @WilliamHill']

Ascot, Cheltenham and York are the Top Rated Courses

We Asked UK Punters Which UK Race Courses They Had Attended in the Last 12 Months

8 Highest Rated UK Courses

1) Ascot

2) Cheltenham

3) York

4) Sandown Park

5) Lingfield Park

5) Goodwood

5) Haydock Park

8) Newmarket

8 Lowest Rated UK Courses

1) Bangor

1) Wincanton

1) Taunton

4) Fakenham

4) Southwell

6) Market Rasen

6) Hereford

8) Ffos Las

[bctt tweet='The Top 3 #Racecourses in the UK are @Ascot, @CheltenhamRaces and @YorkRacecourse According to Punters']

Over 50% are Avoiding the Races Due to the Cost of Living Crisis

We Asked Punters If Anything Was Stopping Them from Attending More Races

Top Reasons for Avoiding Races

1) 50.62% Travel or Fuel Costs

2) 45.03% Ticket Costs

3) 12.73% Weather

4) 12.42% Fear of COVID

5) 12.11% Inexperience

[bctt tweet='Over 50% of Punters are Avoiding the Races Because of the Cost of Living Crisis']

5% of Punters Place Bets on the Toilet!

We Asked Punters Where They Place the Majority of their Bets

Most Popular Sports to Place Bets

1) In Front of the Tv

2) At Work

3) At the Dinner Table

4) In Bed

4) While Commuting to Work

6) on the Toilet

[bctt tweet='Are You Shocked that 5% of #Punters Place Bets on the Toilet?']

72% Keep Their Betting a Secret from Friends, Family and Colleagues

We Asked Punters Who They Share Their Betting With

Nearly 72% of punters keep their betting a secret, not sharing it with any of their friends, family or colleagues. 17% said they shared their betting with friends. 10% said they said their betting with family. Just 1% said they shared it with colleagues.

79% of Racegoers Still Prefer Oncourse Bookies

We Asked Punters How They Prefer to Bet When at the Races

Punters who attend races told us that they still prefer to bet with oncourse bookmakers, while less than 3% avoid betting completely.

Stats and figures are based on past performance using recommended starting banks for each service and, where monetary values have been used, £25/pt stakes. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Betting Gods Malta Ltd or Click Sales Inc. cannot be held liable for any losses incurred. Please only bet what you can afford, and gamble responsibly.

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