There are various forms of legal gambling in the United Kingdom. These can include casinos, betting, lotteries, bingo, scratchcards, online (or remote) gambling, and more. The industry is regulated by the Gambling Commission which represents the government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). As of March 2022, the
amounted to a little over 14 billion British pounds, up from the previous year's GGY of 12.7 billion pounds. This increase can be understood in the context of the
which drastically impacted the gambling industry due to the closure of brick-and-mortar establishments and the pausing of major sports leagues in 2020 and 2021. In March 2022, the
were betting establishments.
How profitable is gambling in Great Britain?
The gross gambling yield of the
bingo and
casino sectors of the gambling industry in Great Britain reflected a slight downward trajectory in recent years. In March 2022, the GGY of the bingo sector amounted to 388.6 million, while the GGY of the casino sector amounted to nearly 692 million. That same year, the
total number of bingo premises in Great Britain was 609, and the
total number of casino premises in Great Britain was 144. The National Lottery proved to be more profitable than both of these sectors in 2022.
Annual sales of the National Lottery in Great Britain generated nearly 8.1 billion British pounds during the period of April 2021 to March 2022. However, this figure shows a slight decrease from the previous period wherein the National Lottery in Great Britain generated total sales amounting to around 8.3 billion British pounds.
What is the future of gambling in the UK?
Due partly to the coronavirus pandemic, the
share of the public who gambled online in Great Britain increased from 2020 to 2021. As of March 2022, the
number of new online gambling registrations in Great Britain totaled approximately 32.65 million. Meanwhile, the
GGY of the remote betting, bingo, and casino gambling industry in Great Britain peaked between April 2020 and March 2021. The following year, in March 2022, the GGY of the remote betting, bingo, and casino gambling industry totaled 6.4 billion British pounds. Despite the increased popularity of online gambling during the pandemic, the
share of the British public that agreed that gambling was conducted fairly and can be trusted reached its lowest point in 2020. In 2021, that figure was 30.1 percent.
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