The Facts About Gambling

We know there are lots of myths about gambling in Nova Scotia. Here are the facts as of April 2022.

Participation in Gambling

• In 2021-22, 65.4% of adults in Nova Scotia reported gambling at least once over the last year and 38% did not gamble. Of those who gambled, 89.7% gambled with no reported risk of developing problems.
• Based on the Canadian Problem Gambling Severity Index, 0.5% of the population (0.8% in 2020-21) in Nova Scotia are experiencing harms from their gambling. An additional 1.6% (1.9% in 2020-21) are considered at moderate risk, 4.7% are low-risk (3.7% in 2020-21), 58.7% are no-risk gamblers (55.1% in 2020-21) and 34.6% are non-gamblers (38.5% in 2020-21).