UKGC reported a 4% drop in active accounts and 6% in bets

UK online gambling yield down 19% in first two months of the year

From December to February, the number of bets decreased 7% to below 5 billion in the UK.
2021-03-30
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Slots GGY decreased by 1% to nearly £177 million during the period from December to February. The number of online slots sessions lasting longer than an hour decreased by 1% to 2.5 million.

The UK Gambling Commission has published January and February operator data about online gambling behaviour in Great Britain.

Activity in the online market declined following a traditionally busy period in December, with a decrease of 4% in active accounts and 6% in bets, while gross gambling yield (GGY), decreased by 19% from December to February.

Slots GGY decreased by 1% to nearly £177 million during the period from December to February. The number of bets also decreased 7% to below 5 billion, while the number of active accounts remained steady after peaking at 3 million in January.

The number of online slots sessions lasting longer than an hour decreased by 1% to 2.5 million between December and February after peaking in January at 2.6 million, up 4% since December. The average session length remains steady at 21.5 minutes, with around 9% of all sessions lasting more than one hour.

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