A recent poll may give new evidence as to why the United Kingdom is looking more favorable on online casinos and the entire notion of internet betting.  Not going so far as to report gambling addictions, the poll found that 93% of 2,000 UK residents partook in gambling at an online casino at one time or another. 

Of those that took the poll, the Scots were the most active, with two out of five spending at least £50 in wagers at online casino sites every week.  However, Londoner's took the prize for being the least frugal, with one out of ten reporting to gamble £300 to £500 in online stakes each week. 

As for time spent in the online casino, poker room, or race book, one out of twenty southwestern UK residents spent as much as five hours betting on the computer every day. The poll was conducted by Virgin Money, which divulged the results in a recent press release.  More figures and polling protocol methods can  be viewed in the actual report.

Other findings, which were surprising to many in the online casino industry, showed that male gamblers tended to prefer betting on football, lottery and online casino games, while those of the female persuasion preferring to show a primary interest in online lottery, but also showing an affinity for horse racing.

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