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Lottery & Gambling Research

Ipsos is a global leader in market research and player insights for the lottery, betting, and gambling industries. We have over 30 years of experience designing research programs for these sectors.

Our areas of expertise

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Understand Players, Markets & Opportunities

The gambling landscape is changing rapidly. New player expectations, digital experiences, emerging competitors, and evolving channels require a deeper understanding of what drives participation and growth.

We help clients:

  • Understand player motivations and behaviours
  • Segment player populations and target audiences
  • Explore emerging categories and market trends
  • Assess market opportunities and competitive threats
  • Identify unmet needs and future growth opportunities

Related capabilities: Market Understanding, Segmentation, Qualitative Research, Social Intelligence, Strategy


Build Winning Products & Portfolios

Whether launching a new game, refining an existing product, or optimizing a portfolio, successful innovation requires more than intuition.

We help clients:

  • Develop and screen new product ideas
  • Test game concepts and positioning
  • Forecast trial and revenue potential
  • Optimize Instant and/or eInstant game portfolios
  • Evaluate product and pricing strategies

Related capabilities: Innovation, Forecasting, Conjoint Analysis, Portfolio Optimization


Grow Brands & Marketing Performance

In an increasingly competitive environment, strong brands and effective communications are more important than ever.

We help clients:

  • Measure and track brand health
  • Optimize advertising and creative execution
  • Evaluate campaign effectiveness
  • Monitor key performance indicators
  • Strengthen player acquisition and retention efforts

Related capabilities: Brand Tracking, Creative Excellence, Advertising Measurement


Improve Player & Customer Experiences

Today's players interact with brands across retail, digital, mobile, and gambling environments. Every touchpoint matters.

We help clients:

  • Understand the end-to-end player journey
  • Identify friction points and barriers
  • Optimize digital and physical experiences
  • Improve retailer and partner engagement
  • Measure customer and employee satisfaction

Related capabilities: Customer Experience, Journey Mapping, Mystery Shopping, Retail Audits


Advance Responsible Gambling & Player Health

Successful gambling organizations must balance commercial performance with player wellbeing and social responsibility.

Ipsos is uniquely positioned to support evidence-based decision making in this area through our experience in player health, responsible gambling, prevalence research, harm reduction, and program evaluation. 

We help clients:

  • Measure player health indicators
  • Evaluate responsible gambling initiatives
  • Assess prevention and intervention programs
  • Understand at-risk populations
  • Identify opportunities to improve player outcomes

Related capabilities: Public Affairs, Qualitative Research, Ethnography, Customer Experience


Build Public Trust & Navigate Industry Change

Lottery and gambling organizations operate in an environment where reputation, public acceptance, and regulatory expectations are increasingly important.

We help clients:

  • Track and manage corporate reputation
  • Understand public perceptions of gambling
  • Assess stakeholder expectations
  • Support policy and regulatory decisions
  • Navigate emerging industry challenges

Related capabilities: Public Affairs, Reputation Research, Stakeholder Research, Mystery Shopping


Explore the Future of Gambling

The future of gambling is being shaped by digital transformation, changing player expectations, new technologies, and emerging forms of competition.

Our teams help clients understand:

  • Online gambling
  • Sports betting
  • Prediction markets
  • Digital player journeys
  • Emerging gambling formats
  • Future market scenarios and trends

By combining research, analytics, strategic consulting, and social intelligence, we help organizations prepare for what's next.


Experience Across the Gambling Ecosystem

Our experience spans virtually every corner of the gambling industry, including:

  • Lottery & iLottery
  • Sports Betting
  • Online Gambling
  • Land-Based Casinos
  • Charity Lotteries
  • Horse Racing
  • Responsible Gambling
  • Youth Gambling Research
  • Player Health & Harm Reduction
  • Retail & Distribution Networks

Why Ipsos?

What makes Ipsos different is our ability to bring together specialists from across multiple disciplines to solve complex business challenges.

Rather than viewing problems through a single research lens, we combine expertise in strategy, innovation, brand growth, customer experience, public affairs, analytics, social intelligence, and behavioural science to deliver a more complete understanding of the gambling landscape. 

This integrated approach helps our clients move from information to action with confidence.

Let's Talk

Whether you're looking to grow participation, launch new products, optimize player experiences, strengthen responsible gambling initiatives, or better understand the future of gambling, Ipsos can help.

Contact our Lottery & Gambling specialists to learn more.

 

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