Q. How would you describe your level of interest in horse racing?
| Total | Age | Difference to previous years | ||||||
| 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | Nov’19 | Nov’18 | Oct’11 | |||
| High interest | 12% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 6% | |
| Moderate interest | 16% | 22% | 19% | 9% | 22% | 20% | 16% | |
| Low interest | 24% | 27% | 23% | 22% | 24% | 26% | 33% | |
| No interest | 45% | 32% | 42% | 60% | 44% | 44% | 44% | |
| Don’t know | 3% | 5% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | |
| Base (n) | 1,063 | 319 | 371 | 373 | 1,033 | 1,028 | 1,046 | |
Betting, horse racing, melbourne cup
Q. Which of the following best describes your regular betting activity?
| Total | Age | Gender | |||||
| 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | Male | Female | |||
| I regularly bet on horse races and will place a bet on the Melbourne Cup | 16% | 18% | 20% | 10% | 25% | 8% | |
| I rarely bet on horse races but will watch the Melbourne Cup and place a bet | 26% | 28% | 26% | 23% | 25% | 26% | |
| I will watch the Melbourne Cup but will not place a bet | 26% | 17% | 26% | 35% | 25% | 28% | |
| I have never been interested in the Melbourne Cup and will not place a bet | 32% | 36% | 28% | 32% | 26% | 38% | |
| Base (n) | 1,063 | 319 | 371 | 373 | 530 | 533 | |
Casinos, Essential Report, Gambling, Gambling Regulation, horse racing, Online gambling, poker machines, Polling
Q. For each of the following forms of gambling, which do you think need more or less regulation?
| Needs more regulation | Needs less regulation | Current regulation is about right | Don’t know | Needs more regulation 27 Apr 11 | ||
| Online gambling in general | 67% | 4% | 17% | 12% | 68% | |
| Poker machines | 52% | 5% | 35% | 8% | 62% | |
| Casinos | 47% | 4% | 40% | 9% | 53% | |
| Betting on sport e.g. football, cricket | 52% | 4% | 34% | 10% | 46% | |
| Betting on horse racing | 35% | 5% | 51% | 9% | 37% | |
| Lotto | 15% | 6% | 70% | 9% | 20% |
More than half the respondents think there needs to be more regulation of online gambling (67%), poker machines (52%) and betting on sport (52%).
Support for more regulation of poker machines has dropped 10% since this question was last asked in April.
By vote, 67% of Greens voters, 61% of Labor voters and 43% of Liberal/National voters support more regulation of poker machines. 44% of Liberal/National voters think current regulation is about right, compared to 28% of Labor voters and 25% of Greens voters. There are no substantial differences by age, gender or income.
Essential Report, horse racing, Polling
Q. How would you describe your level of interest in horse racing?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| High interest | 6% | 8% | 6% | 2% |
| Moderate interest | 16% | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Low interest | 33% | 34% | 34% | 40% |
| No interest | 44% | 41% | 42% | 44% |
| Don’t know | 1% | * | * | * |
6% say they have a high interest in horse racing and 16% have a moderate interest. 77% say they have low or no interest.
Those with most interest are men (26% high/moderate), full-time workers (27%) and those earning $1,000-1,600 pw (29%). There were no significant differences by age group.