UK: online gambling revenue in Britain falls during 2018-19 period

The UK Gambling Commission released Thursday its gambling industry statistics, which are published twice a year (in May and November) and provide the latest information on each industry sector they regulate.

The statistics show total gross gambling yield (GGY) of the Great Britain gambling industry for Apr 2018 – Mar 2019 was £14.4 bn (USD 18.6 B), marking a 0.3% fall compared to the Apr 2017– Mar 2018 period.

The online gambling sector saw its first-ever fall, as GGY totaled £5.3 bn (USD 6.8 B), a year-on-year 0.6% decline. The market share of the remote betting sector was also down to 37%, marking a 0.1% decrease as compared to the previous period.

Other highlights from the Apr 2018 – Mar 2019 period include:

• GGY for the remote casino category – slots was £2.1 bn. (5.8% increase from Apr 2017 – Mar 2018)
  
  
• Contributions (to good causes) from The National Lottery were £1.5 bn. (1.5% decrease from Apr 2017 – Mar 2018)
  
  
• Contributions to good causes from large society lotteries were £332 m (11% increase from Apr 2017 – Mar 2018)
  
  
• Total number of employees in the Great Britain gambling industry was 102,782 (5.5% decrease from Mar 2018)
  
  
• Total number of premises in Great Britain was 10,761 (3.2% decrease from Mar 2018)
  
  
• Total GGY for gaming machines in Great Britain was £2.8 bn (0.5% increase from April 2017 -
  March 2018) (excludes those requiring only a local authority permit)
  
  
• Total GGY for Category B2 machines in Great Britain was £1.2 bn (30.6% decrease from Apr 2017 - Mar 2018)
  
  
• Total GGY for Category B3 machines in Great Britain was £1.1 bn (91% increase from Apr 2017 - Mar 2018)
  
  
• Total GGY for land-based casinos in Great Britain was £1.1 bn (10.3% decrease from Apr 2017 – Mar 2018).

The statistics can be accessed here.