More than half of Canadians believe online is the most harmful form of gambling despite the fact that more of their family members have endured problems with other forms of gambling.

A new Angus Reid poll of Canadians’ gambling activities shows 14% of Canadian households contained at least one person who partook in online gambling in the past year.

By far the most popular form of gambling among Canadians was lotteries (82%), followed by charitable gambling (43%), casinos (32%), video lottery terminals at a bar or pub (14%), sports betting (13%) and racetrack betting (10%).

Provinces whose lottery monopolies offer some form of online gambling reported higher online participation. Online gambling provinces like British Columbia (18%), Atlantic Canada (16%) Quebec (15%) and Ontario (14%) scored higher rates than Alberta (12%) and Saskatchewan (10%), which have yet to launch their own online services.