Over the last twelve months just about every other Pole (49%) has, at least once, played a game of chance for money, spending an average of 223 zloty and winning about 103 zloty, on average. Most popular were the numbers games operated by Totalizator Sportowy (the national lottery): two fifths of those surveyed (40%) placed a bet at an outlet approved for the Lotto draw at least once during the twelve months; almost a quarter (23%) tried their luck with scratchcards; and nearly one in ten (8%) took part in draws other than Lotto operated by Totalizator.

Gambling is more of a draw for men than for women: during the twelve months preceding the survey 55% of men and 44% of women gambled for money. The most significant factor, however, is age: the highest percentages of gamblers were noted in the 35-44 age group and among the youngest respondents, those aged 18-24.