People Gambling Less During the Economic Crisis

From Science Daily It is often said that more gambling (including playing the lottery) takes place during economic crises, but a study carried out by researchers at Universidad Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M) indicates that the opposite is true: in the last year, people have decreased the frequency of gambling activities, the number of gambling activities participated in and the amount of money gambled. The gambling industry has not escaped the changes in people’s habits and behavior that the crisis has produced. This is one of the conclusions that can be drawn from the latest report on Spaniards’ perception of…