Gambling - Latest Industry Statistics published

The Gambling Commission has today published its latest set of Gambling Industry Statistics covering the period 1 April 2010 to 30 September 2014.

The Industry statistics which are published twice a year provide the latest information on each industry sector - arcades, betting, bingo, casinos, gaming machine manufacturers, lotteries and remote gambling.

Albeit the figures provided for the period October 2013 and September 2014 are currently provisional, key points to note are as follows:

• The British gambling industry, as regulated by the Commission, generated a gross gambling yield (GGY) of over £7.1bn, a rise of £327m (5%) compared to the period April 2013 to March 2014;
• The non-remote betting sector represents the largest market with a 47% share of GGY;
• Sales in the National Lottery were almost £6.9bn, a rise of over £150m (2%) over the period April 2013 to March 2014;
• Growth, compared to the previous year, was greatest in the remote betting, bingo and casino sector (up £213m or 19%), in the non-remote casino sector (up £43m or 4%) and in the large society lotteries sector (up £29m or 10%). The non-remote betting sector also experienced a growth of £57m, representing a 2% increase on the previous year;
• GGY for B2 machines in betting shops was over £1.6bn, an increase of just under £45m (3%) on the figure for the previous reporting period, set against an increase in the number of B2 machines of 344 (1%); and
• 95,227 people were employed across the industry, a drop of 2,426 (2%) from the previous reporting period, although the remote sector reported an increase of 450 (8%) employees.

The full industry statistics document can be viewed here.