The British Gambling Commission recently released industry statistics collected for a six-month period during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The stats, gathered from April to September 2020, showed gross gambling yield of £5.89 billion (US$8.3 billion).
The National Lottery brought in £1.61 billion, while online gaming produced £1.94 billion, the largest yield. Sports betting represented the next largest sector, with online and land-based sectors bringing in £1.04 billion and £629.3 million respectively. Other lotteries and bingo brought in the remainder.
The land-based sector felt the sting of Covid-19 because of shutdowns and restrictions. Retail betting figures came to £629.3 million compared to £2.41 billion for the full year pre-Covid. Land-based bingo brought in £92.0 million, well below £575.2 million for the 12-month period.
The online sector grew to £3.08 billion between April and September 2020, compared to £2.81 billion for the same period in 2019. Of this, £1.94 billion came from online casinos. Online sports wagers fell off from a lack of sports during the six month period.
The number of active operators in the market declined from 2,689 in March 2019, to 2,577 in March 2020 and 2,522 as of September 2020. The number of active gaming premises declined from 10,128 in March 2020 to 9,036 in September, a reduction of 10.8 percent. Of the active premises, 6,735 are betting establishments and 1,390 are adult gaming centers.
The number of active casinos in the jurisdiction fell from 156 to 131 between March and September, while the number of bingo venues slipped from 648 to 601.
The British Gambling Commission recently released industry statistics collected for a six-month period during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The stats, gathered from April to September 2020, showed gross gambling yield of £5.89 billion (US$8.3 billion).
The National Lottery brought in £1.61 billion, while online gaming produced £1.94 billion, the largest yield. Sports betting represented the next largest sector, with online and land-based sectors bringing in £1.04 billion and £629.3 million respectively. Other lotteries and bingo brought in the remainder.
The land-based sector felt the sting of Covid-19 because of shutdowns and restrictions. Retail betting figures came to £629.3 million compared to £2.41 billion for the full year pre-Covid. Land-based bingo brought in £92.0 million, well below £575.2 million for the 12-month period.
The online sector grew to £3.08 billion between April and September 2020, compared to £2.81 billion for the same period in 2019. Of this, £1.94 billion came from online casinos. Online sports wagers fell off from a lack of sports during the six month period.
The number of active operators in the market declined from 2,689 in March 2019, to 2,577 in March 2020 and 2,522 as of September 2020. The number of active gaming premises declined from 10,128 in March 2020 to 9,036 in September, a reduction of 10.8 percent. Of the active premises, 6,735 are betting establishments and 1,390 are adult gaming centers.
The number of active casinos in the jurisdiction fell from 156 to 131 between March and September, while the number of bingo venues slipped from 648 to 601.
