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Gambling Industry Statistics
April 2015 to March 2020
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Contents
Executive Summary ...... 3
Gambling Industry Overview ...... 4
Operators and Licensed Activities ...... 7
Premises ...... 8
Machines across non-remote sectors ...... 9
Arcades (non-remote) ...... 10
Betting (non-remote) ...... 11
Betting (remote) ...... 12
Bingo (non-remote) ...... 13
Bingo (remote) ...... 14
Casino (non-remote) ...... 15
Casino (remote) ...... 16
Lotteries (non-remote and remote) ...... 17
The National Lottery (non-remote and remote) ...... 18
1/1 11/25/2020 Executive summary
Executive Summary
Industry Statistics report on the size and shape of the Remote gambling is the largest combined sector by GGY. Non-remote casino and non-remote bingo both show a gambling industry in Great Britain. With an increase in GGY of 8.1% to £5.7bn GGY, it steady decline with no significant changes. comprises 39.9% of the overall market. This report provides an overview of Gross Gambling Yield Machines GGY over the year to March 2020 across all (GGY) by sector, along with the numbers of licensed National Lottery ticket sales increased by 9.7% to £7.9bn. sectors decreased by 25.6%. Across all sectors, GGY from operators and premises. It is based on data reported to us This supported a GGY equivalent increase of 10.4%, to Category B2 machines decreased by 99.0% to £12.1m. B3 by the operators we licence and regulate. £3.4bn, making the National Lottery the second largest is now the highest machine category for GGY, increasing sector by GGY. Over the same period, the primary by 39.5% to £1.5bn. Please note the following: contribution to good causes increased by 11.6% to £1.7bn. A change in regulations reducing maximum stakes from For more information on National Lottery sales, please see The number of licensed activities has decreased to 3,528 £100 to £2 for Category B2 machines took effect in April our returns to good causes report. (-3.5%). These licences are held by 2,576 operators 2019. This publication includes the first financial year of (-4.2%). data submitted since the change of regulations. Non-remote betting is the third largest sector by GGY, and saw a decrease of 26.4% to £2.4bn. GGY for off-course, The overall number of licensed gambling premises in Great Land based sections of the industry were forced to stop on-course and pool betting all decreased. Within off- Britain has fallen by 6.4% to 10,098. The majority of these trading due to Covid-19 restrictions from March 20th 2020, course data, machines GGY decreased by 41.2%. were betting premises which declined by 7.7%. Thus affecting the last 11 days of this reporting period. This restriction also affected live sporting events which would Lotteries saw a GGY equivalent increase to £611.6m This publication is primarily for anyone who has an have potential to impact on remote operators also. (13.3%), with balance to good causes at £366.8m, a 10.7% involvement or interest in the gambling industry including increase from the last reporting period. This is the highest government, licensed operators, trade bodies, An accompanying data file located on the Industry contribution figure reported to date. international regulators, journalists, academic researchers, Statistics web page has more detail, including historical financial institutions, statisticians, consumers and local data back to 2009. In the arcades sector, adult gaming centres showed an authorities. increase of 9.3% in GGY, reporting £424.8m. GGY for Please visit our website for an explanation of GGY and Total GGY for the industry was £14.2bn in the year April licensed family entertainment centres also increased other terms used in this summary report and for 2019 to March 2020. This represents a marginal decrease (5.3%), reporting £52.4m. information on how we prepare our statistics. of 0.6% on the previous reporting period.
Please see the Industry Statistics web page for more details 3 1/1 11/25/2020 Industry GGY 1
Gambling Industry Overview
Gross gambling yield
During the period April 2019 to Mar 2020, the regulated gambling industry in Great Britain generated a gross gambling yield (GGY) or equivalent* of £14.2bn, a 0.6% decrease compared with the previous reporting period.
Industry GGY by sector (£m) Sector Apr 2016 - Mar 2017 Apr 2017 - Mar 2018R Apr 2018 - Mar 2019R Apr 2019 - Mar 2020P % Change
Arcades (non-remote) 424.93 424.81 438.52 477.25 8.8% Betting (non-remote) 3,310.84 3,268.26 3,261.91 2,402.37 -26.4% Betting (remote) 1,952.99 2,251.61 2,017.35 2,329.73 15.5% Bingo (non-remote) 684.28 680.01 674.38 635.95 -5.7% Bingo (remote) 161.15 163.93 175.94 176.80 0.5% Casino (non-remote) 1,163.54 1,180.72 1,058.82 1,016.05 -4.0% Casino (remote) 2,661.04 2,931.13 3,061.93 3,175.04 3.7% Lotteries* (remote and non-remote) 442.43 502.29 539.99 611.64 13.3% The National Lottery* (remote and non-remote) 2,978.60 3,007.80 3,079.30 3,399.21 10.4% Total 13,779.80 14,410.55 14,308.15 14,224.04 -0.6%
Notes: * GGY equivalent for the National Lottery and large society lotteries is total proceeds minus total prizes. This data includes both non-remote and remote GGY. R - Previously published data revised. P - Provisional new data.
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Gambling Industry Overview (continued)
Gambling industry GGY (£m)
15,000 14,411 14,308 14,224 13,780 13,456 £14,224M -0.6% Industry GGY Change from previous period
Gambling industry GGY by sector for latest period 10,000 Sector ) Lotteries 4.3% The National Lottery 23.9%
m Bingo (non-remote) 4.5% £ The National Lottery (
Y
G Casino (remote)
G Casino (non-remote) 7.1% Betting (non-remote)
5,000 Betting (remote)
Casino (non-remote)
Bingo (non-remote) Betting (remote) 16.4% Lotteries Casino (remote) 22.3% 0 Arcades (non-remote) Apr 2015 - Mar Apr 2016 - Mar Apr 2017 - Mar Apr 2018 - Mar Apr 2019 - Mar Betting (non-remote) 16.9% Bingo (remote) 2016 2017 2018R 2019R 2020P
Key Points: Overall industry GGY decreased by £84.1m (-0.6%) from £14,308.2m to £14,224.0m between periods April 2018 - March 2019 and April 2019 - March 2020. Declines by sector were seen in betting (non-remote) by £859.5m (-26.4%), casino (non-remote) by £42.8m (-4.0%) and bingo (non-remote) by £38.4m (-5.7%). Between the same periods GGY increased in casino (remote) by £113.1m (3.7%), National Lottery (non-remote and remote) by £319.9m (10.4%), betting (remote) by £312.4m (15.5%), lotteries (non-remote and remote) by £71.6m (13.3%), bingo (remote) by £0.9m (0.5%) and arcades (non-remote) by £38.7m (8.8%). Between periods April 2015 - March 2016 and April 2019 - March 2020 industry GGY increased by £768.0m (5.7%) from £13,456.1m to £14,224.0m. Notes: For The National Lottery and lotteries, figures are a GGY equivalent. For lotteries, this includes any GGY equivalent raised through external lottery managers. Sales from operators with gaming machine technical, trading rooms only and gambling software licensed activities are not included in these charts.
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Gambling Industry Overview (continued)
Gambling industry GGY (£m)
Gambling type Land based gambling The National Lottery Lotteries Remote gambling Remote trend Land based trend The National Lottery trend Lotteries trend
16,000
14,000 5,000
12,000 4,000 ) ) m m £ (
£ 10,000
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d Y n e G r t G
3,000 e y r p t 8,000 y s t
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l b a
6,000 m ot a
T 2,000 G
4,000
1,000 2,000
0 0 Apr 2015 - Mar 2016 Apr 2016 - Mar 2017 Apr 2017 - Mar 2018R Apr 2018 - Mar 2019R Apr 2019 - Mar 2020P
Key Points: Between April 2019 - March 2020, gambling industry GGY comprised of £5,681.57m (39.9%) remote gambling, £4,531.6m (31.9%) land based gambling, £3,399.2m (23.9%) National Lottery and £611.6m (4.3%) lotteries. Between periods April 2015 - March 2016 and April 2019 - March 2020, Remote gambling increased by £1,450.8m (34.3%) from £4,230.8m to £5,681.6m, Land based gambling decreased by £897.1m (-16.5%) from £5,428.7m to £4,531.6m, The National Lottery GGY equivalent decreased by £17.6m (-0.5%) from £3,416.8m to £3,399.2m and Lotteries GGY equivalent increased by £231.9m (61.1%) from £379.8m to £611.6m.
Please see the Industry Statistics web page for more details 6 1/1 11/25/2020 Licensed Operators
Operators and Licensed Activities
Number of licensed operators
3,000 2,862 2,789 2,819 2,688 2,576 2,576 -4.2% 2,500 Licensed operators Change from previous period
Licensed activities by sector for latest period 2,000 ELM
s Bingo 4.9% 1.4% or t Betting 18.8% a Gambling Software 9.1% Betting r e 1,500 op
Lottery l a ot
T RCBB
Arcades 1,000 GMT 13.6% GMT
Lottery 18.3% Gambling Software
500 Bingo
Casino Arcades 15.3% ELM 0 RCBB 16.9% 2017 2018 2019 2020
Key Points: The total number of licensed operators decreased by 112 (-4.2%) from 2,688 to 2,576 between March 2019 and March 2020. Between March 2016 and March 2020, the total number of licensed operators decreased by 286 (-10.0%) from 2,862 to 2,576. Between March 2019 and March 2020, the total number of activities operators are licensed for decreased in non-remote betting by 57 (-7.9%), remote casino, betting and bingo (RCBB) by 30 (-4.8%), gaming machine technical (GMT) by 27 (-5.3%), arcades by 15 (-2.7%), non-remote bingo by 5 (-2.8%), external lottery manager (ELM) by 4 (-7.5%), and non-remote casino by 1 (-1.8%). There were increases in gambling software by 7 (2.2%) and society lotteries by 6 (0.9%).
Please see the Industry Statistics web page for more details 7 1/1 11/25/2020 Premises Premises
Number of premises 12,000 11,615 11,404 11,069 10,783 10,098 -6.4% 10,098 10,000 Premises Change from previous period
Premises by type for latest period
8,000 FEC Bingo 6.4% 1.8% s e s i m e r 6,000 p
l AGC 14.2% a ot T
4,000
2,000
Betting 76.1%
0 31/03/2016 31/03/2017 31/03/2018R 31/03/2019R 31/03/2020P
Key Points: Between March 2019 and March 2020, the overall number of premises decreased by 685 (-6.4%) from 10,783 to 10,098. By sector, there was a decline in non-remote betting by 639 (-7.7%), arcades by 43 (-2.6%) and bingo by 6 (-0.9%). There was an increase in non-remote casino premises by 3 (2.0%). Between March 2016 and March 2020, the total number of licensed premises decreased by 1,517 (-13.1%) from 11,615 to 10,098.
Please see the Industry Statistics web page for more details 8 1/1 11/25/2020 Machines across non-remote sectors Machines across non-remote sectors
Machines across non-remote sectors GGY (£m) 3,000 2,773 2,794 2,809 2,678 £2,090M -25.6% 2,500 Machines GGY Change from previous period 2,090
2,000 Machines across non-remote sectors GGY by sector latest period
D 3.9% )
m B1 10.3% £ ( 1,500 Y G G
C 11.7% 1,000
500
B3 73.5%
0 Apr 2015 - Mar 2016 Apr 2016 - Mar 2017 Apr 2017 - Mar 2018R Apr 2018 - Mar 2019R Apr 2019 - Mar 2020P
Key Points: Between periods April 2018 - March 2019 and April 2019 - March 2020, GGY for machines across non-remote sectors decreased by £719.1m (-25.6%) from £2,808.6m to £2,089.6m. By category there was a decrease of GGY for B2 by £1.1bn (-99.0%), B4 by £3.8m (-74.9%), C by £2.8m (-1.1%) and D by £1.6m (-2.0%). There was an increase in B3 by £434.7m (39.5%) and B1 by £7.9m (3.8%). Between periods April 2015 - March 2016 and April 2019 - March 2020 machines across non-remote sectors GGY decreased by £588.1m (-22.0%) from £2,677.7m to £2,089.64m. Notes: A change in regulations reducing maximum stakes from £100 to £2 for Category B2 machines took effect in April 2019.
Please see the Industry Statistics web page for more details 9 1/1 11/25/2020 Arcades (non-remote) Arcades (non-remote)
Arcades (non-remote) GGY (£m) 500 477
439 424 425 £477M 8.8% 413 Arcades (non-remote) GGY Change from previous period 400
Arcades (non-remote) GGY by machine category for latest period
B4 0.1% 300 D 14.7% ) m £ (
Y G G
200
B3 54.7% C 30.4% 100
0 Apr 2015 - Mar 2016 Apr 2016 - Mar 2017 Apr 2017 - Mar 2018R Apr 2018 - Mar 2019R Apr 2019 - Mar 2020P
Key Points: Between periods April 2018 - March 2019 and April 2019 - March 2020, GGY for Arcades (non-remote) increased by £38.7m (8.8%) from £438.5m to £477.3m. By category, there were increases for B3 by £30.1m (13.0%), C by £8.6m (6.3%) and D by £0.2m (0.3%). There was a decrease in GGY for B4 by £0.1m (-17.8%). Between periods April 2015 - March 2016 and April 2019 - March 2020 Arcades (non-remote) GGY increased by £59.2m (14.2%) from £418.1m to £477.3m.
Please see the Industry Statistics web page for more details 10 1/1 11/25/2020 Betting (non-remote) Betting (non-remote)
Betting (non-remote) GGY (£m) 3,500 3,318 3,311 3,268 3,262
3,000 £2,402M -26.4% Betting (non-remote) GGY Change from previous period
2,500 2,402 Betting (non-remote) GGY by type for latest period
2,000 Pool betting 1.0% ) m £ ( Off course (machi… Y
G 44.7% G 1,500 Off course (OTC)
Off course (machines) 1,000 Pool betting
On course 500
Off course (OTC) 53.4% 0 Apr 2015 - Mar 2016 Apr 2016 - Mar 2017 Apr 2017 - Mar 2018R Apr 2018 - Mar 2019R Apr 2019 - Mar 2020P
Key Points: Between periods April 2018 - March 2019 and April 2019 - March 2020, GGY for Betting (non-remote) decreased by £859.5m (-26.4%) from £3.3bn to £2.4bn. By type, there were decreases for Off-course (machines) by £751.6m (-41.2%), Off-course (over the counter) by £69.8m (-5.2%), Pool betting by £31.3m (-57.0%) and On-course by £6.9m (-23.9%). Between periods April 2015 - March 2016 and April 2019 - March 2020 Betting (non-remote) GGY decreased by £915.8m (-27.6%) from £3.3bn to £2.4bn. Notes: A change in regulations reducing maximum stakes from £100 to £2 for Category B2 machines took effect in April 2019.
Please see the Industry Statistics web page for more details 11 1/1 11/25/2020 Betting (remote) Betting (remote)
Betting (remote) GGY (£m) 2,500 2,330 2,252 £2,330M 15.5% 2,017 2,000 1,953 Betting (remote) GGY Change from previous period
1,744 Betting (remote) GGY by category for latest period
Dogs Golf 1,500 0.7% Virtuals 3.2% 3.1% )
m Tennis 5.0% £ (
Football Y G
G Horses Other 9.7% 1,000 Other
Football 48.4% Tennis Virtuals
Dogs 500 Cricket
Horses 28.0% Golf
0 Apr 2015 - Mar 2016 Apr 2016 - Mar 2017 Apr 2017 - Mar 2018R Apr 2018 - Mar 2019R Apr 2019 - Mar 2020P
Key Points: Between periods April 2018 - March 2019 and April 2019 - March 2020, GGY for Betting (remote) increased by £312.4m (15.5%) from £2,017.4m to £2,329.7m. By category, there were increases for Horses by £143.6m (28.2%), Football by £137.2m (13.8%), Dogs by £16.4m (29.2%), Cricket by £6.4m (17.2%), Virtual by £6.0m (8.7%), Other by £4.7m (2.1%) and Golf by £2.3m (16.4%). There was a decrease in GGY for Tennis by £4.2m (-3.5%). Between periods April 2015 - March 2016 and April 2019 - March 2020 Betting (remote) GGY increased by £585.8m (33.6%) from £1.7bn to £2.3bn.
Please see the Industry Statistics web page for more details 12 1/1 11/25/2020 Bingo (non-remote) Bingo (non-remote)
Bingo (non-remote) GGY (£m)
693 700 684 680 674 636 £636M -5.7%
600 Bingo (non-remote) GGY Change from previous period
Bingo (non-remote) GGY by type for latest period 500 )
m 400 £ (
Y G G
300
Bingo Games Gaming Machines 49.3% 200 50.7%
100
0 Apr 2015 - Mar 2016 Apr 2016 - Mar 2017 Apr 2017 - Mar 2018R Apr 2018 - Mar 2019R Apr 2019 - Mar 2020P
Key Points: Between periods April 2018 - March 2019 and April 2019 - March 2020, GGY for Bingo (non-remote) GGY decreased by £38.4m (-5.7%) from £674.4m to £635.9m. By type, there were decreases in GGY for Bingo Games by £36.2m (-10.4%) and Machines by £2.2m (-0.7%). Between periods April 2015 - March 2016 and April 2019 - March 2020 Bingo (non-remote) GGY decreased by £57.2m (-8.2%) from £693.1m to £635.9m. Notes: Data from electronic bingo terminals (EBTs) is included within bingo games and gaming machines GGY figures.
Please see the Industry Statistics web page for more details 13 1/1 11/25/2020 Bingo (remote) Bingo (remote)
Bingo (remote) GGY (£m)
200 £177M 0.5% 176 177 Bingo (remote) GGY Change from previous period
161 164 Bingo (remote) GGY by type for latest period 150
122 ) m £ (
Y G
G 100
50
Bingo (remote) 100.0% 0 Apr 2015 - Mar 2016 Apr 2016 - Mar 2017 Apr 2017 - Mar 2018R Apr 2018 - Mar 2019R Apr 2019 - Mar 2020P
Key Points: Between periods April 2018 - March 2019 and April 2019 - March 2020, GGY for Bingo (remote) increased by £0.9m (0.5%) from £175.9m to £176.8m. Between periods April 2015 - March 2016 and April 2019 - March 2020 Bingo (remote) GGY increased by £54.4m (44.4%) from £122.4m to £176.8m.
Please see the Industry Statistics web page for more details 14 1/1 11/25/2020 Casino (non-remote) Casino (non-remote)
Casino (non-remote) GGY (£m)
1,181 1,200 1,164 £1,016M -4.0% 1,059 Casino (non-remote) GGY Change from previous period 999 1,016 1,000 Casino (non-remote) GGY by type for latest period
800 Gaming Machines
) 21% m £ (
Y
G 600 G
400
200
Casino Games 79%
0 Apr 2015 - Mar 2016 Apr 2016 - Mar 2017 Apr 2017 - Mar 2018R Apr 2018 - Mar 2019R Apr 2019 - Mar 2020P
Key Points: Between periods April 2018 - March 2019 and April 2019 - March 2020, GGY for Casino (non-remote) GGY decreased by £42.8m (-4.0%) from £1.1bn to £1.0bn. By type, there were decreases in GGY for Casino Games by £38.8m (-4.6%) and Machines by £3.9m (-1.8%). Between periods April 2015 - March 2016 and April 2019 - March 2020 Casino (non-remote) GGY increased by £16.7m (1.7%) from £999.4m to £1.0bn.
Please see the Industry Statistics web page for more details 15 1/1 11/25/2020 Casino (remote) Casino (remote)
Casino (remote) GGY (£m) 3,500
3,175 3,062 2,931 £3,175M 3.7% 3,000 Casino (remote) GGY Change from previous period 2,661
2,500 2,364 Casino (remote) GGY by type for latest period
2,000 Blackjack 5.7% ) m £ ( Other 8.7% Y G G 1,500 Slots
Roulette Roulette 12.9% Other 1,000 Blackjack
Poker Peer to Peer 500 Slots 69.7%
0 Apr 2015 - Mar 2016 Apr 2016 - Mar 2017 Apr 2017 - Mar 2018R Apr 2018 - Mar 2019R Apr 2019 - Mar 2020P
Key Points: Between periods April 2018 - March 2019 and April 2019 - March 2020, GGY for Casino (remote) increased by £113.1m (3.7%) from £3.1bn to £3.2bn. By category, there were increases for Slots by £104.2m (4.9%), Other by £42.8m (18.5%) and Poker peer to peer by £2.6m (2.7%). There was a decrease in GGY for Blackjack by £29.3m (-14.0%) and Roulette by £7.2m (-1.7%). Between periods April 2015 - March 2016 and April 2019 - March 2020 Casino (remote) GGY increased by £810.6m (34.3%) from £2.4bn to £3.2bn.
Please see the Industry Statistics web page for more details 16 1/1 11/25/2020 Lotteries (non-remote and remote) Lotteries (non-remote and remote)
Lotteries (non-remote and remote) GGY equivalent (£m)
612 600 540 £612M 13.3% 502 500 Lotteries GGY equivalent Change from previous period 442 Lotteries (non-remote and remote) sales breakdown for latest period )
m 400 380 £ (
t n e l Contributions (to good causes) a v i Prizes 26.4% 44.2% u 300 q e
Y G G
200
100
Expenses 29.5% 0 Apr 2015 - Mar 2016 Apr 2016 - Mar 2017 Apr 2017 - Mar 2018R Apr 2018 - Mar 2019R Apr 2019 - Mar 2020P
Key Points: Between periods April 2018 - March 2019 and April 2019 - March 2020, GGY equivalent for Lotteries (non-remote and remote) increased by £71.6m (13.3%) from £540.0m to £611.6m. There were increases in ticket sales by £96.5m (13.2%) from £734.0m to £830.6m, expenses by £36.1m (17.3%) from £208.7m to £44.8m , balance (to good causes) by £35.5m (10.7%) from £331.3m to £366.8m and prizes by £24.9m (12.8%) from £194.1m to £219.0m. Between periods April 2015 - March 2016 and April 2019 - March 2020 the GGY equivalent for Lotteries (non-remote and remote) increased by £231.9m (61.1%) from £379.8m to £611.6m. Notes: GGY equivalent for lotteries is total proceeds minus prizes and includes any GGY equivalent raised through external lottery managers. These charts include data from large society lotteries and local authority lotteries. They do not include figures from small society lotteries or The National Lottery.
Please see the Industry Statistics web page for more details 17 1/1 11/25/2020 National Lottery (non-remote and remote) The National Lottery (non-remote and remote)
National Lottery (non-remote and remote) GGY equivalent (£m)
3,500 3,417 3,399 £3,399M 10.4% 3,079 2,979 3,008 National Lottery GGY equivalent 3,000 Change from previous period
National Lottery (non-remote and remote) total sales breakdown for latest period 2,500 ) m
£ Retention by Licensee (
t 6.1% n e
l 2,000 a v i
u Lottery Duty q
e 12.0%
Y Prizes G 1,500 G Primary Contribution
Lottery Duty 1,000 Prizes 57.0% Retention by Licensee
Retailers' commission 500 Primary Contribution 21.0%
0 Apr 2015 - Mar 2016 Apr 2016 - Mar 2017 Apr 2017 - Mar 2018 Apr 2018 - Mar 2019 Apr 2019 - Mar 2020
Key Points: Between periods April 2018 - March 2019 and April 2019 - March 2020, GGY equivalent for The National Lottery increased by £319.9m (10.4%) from £3.1bn to £3.4bn. There were increases in ticket sales by £696.4m (9.7%), prizes by 376.5m (9.1%), Contributions (to good causes) by £172.4m (11.6%). Between periods April 2015 - March 2016 and April 2019 - March 2020 the GGY equivalent for The National Lottery decreased by £17.6m (0.5%). Notes: GGY equivalent for the National Lottery is total proceeds minus total prizes. This National Lottery data includes data from Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Please see the Industry Statistics web page for more details 18 1/1 11/25/2020 Back Page
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