Online gambling accounts for about 29 percent of the UK’s gambling revenue according to figures released by the UK Gambling Commission.
Online gambling generated £4.5 billion over the 12 months from April 2015 to March 2016. Total revenue was about £13.6 billion or $17 billion including 148 brick-and-mortar casinos and nearly 9,000 betting shops in the country.
Online casinos represented 29 percent of the overall market between April 2014 and March 2015, the government said.
The breakdown for online gambling in the UK
Table Games: £2.6 billion
Sports Betting: £1.6 billion
Slots: £1.8 billion
Bingo: £153 million
Betting Exchanges: £152 million
