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Gambling Industry Statistics
April 2018 to March 2022

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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

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Executive Summary
Gambling Industry Statistics report on the size and shape of the customer facing

This reporting period saw a decrease in the number of new accountIn the arcades sector, adult gaming centres showed a GGY increase of £21.7m

gambling industry in Great Britain.

registrations with RCBB operators (down 1.0% to 32.6m). In comparison to the(9.3%), to £255.4m for this last reporting period. This followed a decrease oflatest pre-lockdown period however, there is an increase by 9.1%. The number£149.1m during the heavy lockdown period. GGY for licensed family

This report provides an overview of Gross Gambling Yield (GGY) made byof active accounts went up 7.0% to 31.9m and 5.9% from pre-lockdown. The

entertainment centres decreased, by 5.9% to £22.9m. This followed a decrease

licensed gambling operators from GB gambling customers for each customer-

total funds held in customer accounts was at £910.5m at the end of theof £23.8m during the heavy lockdown period. Note that this data does notfacing sector, along with the numbers of licensed operators and premises. It isreporting period. This is a £16.7m (1.9%) increase on the previous period end

include family entertainment centres which operate using a permit from a local

based on data reported to us by the operators we license and regulate.

and a £217.9 million (31.5%) increase on the last pre-lockdown period end.

authority.

Various lockdown rules and restrictions throughout the last two reporting

Non-Remote Gambling

Lotteries

periods have significantly impacted the gambling industry. These measures wereNon-remote betting GGY was the third largest sector by GGY with £2.1bn (aDuring April 2021 to March 2022 the National Lottery ticket sales totalled

most severe during the reporting period April 2020 to March 2021, though at

105.6% increase on the previous lockdown heavy period and a 11.9% decrease£8.1bn, of which £4.6bn was returned as prizes and the primary contribution

the beginning of the latest period considered here, lockdown restrictions wereon the latest pre-lockdown period).

to good causes totalled £1.7bn. Each of these were lower than the previous

still in the process of being lifted. We have not included estimated figures where

GGY at venues (on-course), at betting shops (off-course), and pool betting all

period (by 3.5%, 5.0% and 0.5% respectively) however, they were higher thanreturns have either been late or are not yet due, as we would not expect the

replicated the increase and decrease with reference to lockdown and pre-in the April 2019 to March 2020 reporting period (by 2.4%, 2.4% and 3.4%

previous period’s heavily pandemic affected figures to be comparable to the

lockdown periods. Within off-course data, machines GGY increased by £590.6m

respectively).

figures from this reporting period. We accept that this may result in someto £1.0bn during the last period but decreased by £13.6m (1.3%) from the latest

During April 2021 to March 2022 lotteries (excluding the National Lottery andfigures which underestimate the actual totals. The methodology used forpre-lockdown period. Machines represented 50.0% of total GGY in the non-small society lotteries) ticket sales totalled £919.1m, of which £253.3m wasestimations in previous publications is explained here.

remote betting sector.

returned as prizes and the contribution to good causes totalled £417.1m. Each

Total numbers of betting premises have continued to decline for the eighthof these are the highest figures reported to date, comprising increases ofconsecutive reporting period to 6,219 (19.1% down on the pre-lockdown period).

5.4%, 7.0% and 3.8% respectively compared to 2020/21 and increases of
10.4%, 15.5% and 13.4% respectively compared to 2019/20.

Remote Gambling

The non-remote casino sector saw a £575.1 million increase in GGY to £691.8m

RCBB accrued £6.4bn GGY which can be broken down into 3 individual areas.
• Online casino games dominate the sector, generating £3.9bn in GGY, £3.0bn
of which was from slots games.
• GGY for remote betting totalled £2.4bn, led by football (£1.1bn) and horsebetting (£768.5m).
• GGY for remote bingo totalled £183.5m.

(casino games at £511.2m & casino machines at £180.6m) for this last reporting

This publication is primarily for anyone who has an involvement or interest inperiod. This followed a decrease of £900.9m in GGY (casino games by £718.1m

the gambling industry including government, licensed operators, trade bodies,& casino machines by £182.8m) during the lockdown heavy period.

international regulators, journalists, academic researchers, financial institutions,Non-remote bingo GGY saw a £142.5m increase to £388.6m (bingo games atstatisticians, consumers, and local authorities.

Please see the Industry Statistics web page for more details£147.4m & bingo machines at £241.2m) for this last reporting period. This
followed a decrease of £330.1m (bingo games by £170.1m & bingo machines by

About the status of official statistics.

£160.0m) during the lockdown heavy period.

Read about how we prepare our industry statistics.

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Gambling Industry Overview
Gross gambling yield
During the period April 2021 to Mar 2022, the regulated gambling industry in Great Britain generated a gross gambling yield (GGY) or equivalent* of £14.1bn, a 10.9% increase comparedwith the previous reporting period.
Industry GGY by sector (£m)
SectorApr 2018 - Mar 2019 Apr 2019 - Mar 2020R Apr 2020 - Mar 2021R Apr 2021 - Mar 2022P % Change

Arcades (non-remote)446.50430.93258.07278.31

7.8%

Betting (non-remote)3,261.86

2,415.45

1,035.00

2,127.64

105.6%

Betting (remote)2,020.86

2,325.81

2,644.46

2,363.60-10.6%

Bingo (non-remote)674.05576.31

246.17388.63

57.9%

Bingo (remote)176.19177.06

189.07183.54-2.9%

Casino (non-remote)1,058.82

1,017.59

116.70691.78492.8%

Casino (remote)3,108.43

3,232.15

4,038.77

3,897.74-3.5%

540.59612.73634.97665.674.8%

3,079.30

3,399.21

3,531.65

3,483.24-1.4%

14,366.60

14,187.25

12,694.85

14,080.15

650.5%
10.9%

Lotteries* (remote and non-remote)
The National Lottery* (remote and non-remote)
Total

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)
15,00014,411

14,367

14,187

14,08012,695£14,080M

10.9%

Industry GGYChange from previous period

Gambling industry GGY by sector for latest period
10,000GGY (£m)

Arcades (non-remote) 2.0%
Lotteries 4.7%
Casino (non-remote)
4.9%

SectorCasino (remote)Casino (remote) 27.7%

The National Lottery
Betting (remote)5,000

Betting (non-remote)15.1%

Betting (non-remote)Casino (non-remote)
Lotteries
Bingo (non-remote)0

Arcades (non-remote)Betting (remote) 16.8%

Apr 2017 - Mar
2018

Apr 2018 - Mar
2019

Apr 2019 - Mar
2020R

Apr 2020 - Mar
2021R

Apr 2021 - Mar
2022P

The National Lottery 24.7%

Bingo (remote)

Key Points:
Overall industry GGY increased by £1,385.3m (10.9%) from £12,694.9m to £14,080.2m between periods April 2020 - March 2021 and April 2021 - March 2022.
Increases by sector were seen in betting (non-remote) by £1,092.6m (105.6%), casino (non-remote) by £575.1m (492.8%), bingo (non-remote) by £142.5m (57.9%), Lotteries (remote and nonremote) by £30.7m (4.8%) and arcades (non-remote) by £20.2m (7.8%). Between the same periods GGY decreased in betting (remote) by £280.9m (-10.6%), casino (remote) by £141.0m(-3.5%), National Lottery (non-remote and remote) by £48.4m (-1.4%) and bingo (remote) by £5.5m (-2.9%).
Between periods April 2017 - March 2018 and April 2021 - March 2022 industry GGY decreased by £330.4m (-2.3%) from £14,410.6m to £14,080.2m.
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.
Please see the Industry Statistics web page for more details

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Gambling Industry Overview (continued)
Gambling industry GGY (£m)
Gambling typeLand based gambling

The National Lottery

Lotteries

Remote gambling

Remote trend

Land based trend

The National Lottery trend

Lotteries trend

15,000
6,000

10,000
4,000

3,000

5,000

Gambling type trend (£m)

Total industry GGY (£m)

5,000

2,000

1,000

0

Apr 2017 - Mar 2018

Apr 2018 - Mar 2019

Apr 2019 - Mar 2020R

Apr 2020 - Mar 2021R

Apr 2021 - Mar 2022P

0

Key Points:
Between April 2021 - March 2022, gambling industry GGY comprised of £6,444.9m (45.8%) Remote gambling, £3,486.4m (24.8%) Land based gambling, £3,483.2m (24.7%) National Lotteryand £665.7m (4.7%) Lotteries.
Between periods April 2017 - March 2018 and April 2021 - March 2022, Remote gambling increased by £1,098.2m (20.5%) from £5,346.7m to £6,444.9m, Land based gambling decreased by£2,067.4m (-37.2%) from £5,553.8m to £3,486.4m, The National Lottery GGY equivalent increased by £475.4m (15.8%) from £3,007.8m to £3,483.2m and Lotteries GGY equivalent increasedby £163.4m (32.5%) from £502.3m to £665.7m.
Please see the Industry Statistics web page for more details

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Operators and Licensed Activities
Number of licensed operators
3,000

2,819
2,690
2,581
2,441

2,500

2,419

2,419

-0.9%

Licensed operators

Change from previous period

Licensed activities by sector for latest period

Total operators

2,000

Bingo 4.7%
Gambling Software 9.3%

ELM
1.3%
Betting 17.9%

1,500

Betting
Lottery
RCBB

1,000

Arcades

GMT 13.0%

GMT

Lottery 19.0%

500

Bingo
CasinoArcades 15.6%

0Gambling Software

2019

2020

2021

2022

ELM

RCBB 17.7%

Key Points:
The total number of licensed operators decreased by 22 (-0.9%) from 2,441 to 2,419 between March 2021 and March 2022.
Between March 2018 and March 2022, the total number of licensed operators decreased by 400 (-14.2%) from 2,819 to 2,419.
Between March 2021 and March 2022, the total number of activities operators are licensed for decreased in non-remote betting by 17 (-2.8%), remote casino, betting and bingo (RCBB) by 8(-1.3%), gambling software by 4 (-1.3%), gaming machine technical (GMT) by 3 (-0.7%), external lottery manager by 2 (-4.3%), non-remote bingo by 1 (-0.6%). There was an increase inarcades by 3 (0.6%).
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Premises
Number of premises
12,00011,06910,761
10,137

8,408

-2.5%

Premises

Change from previous period

10,000

8,628

8,408

Premises by type for latest period

Total premises

8,000

FEC
Bingo 7.2% 1.8%
6,000

AGC 15.3%

Betting
AGC

4,000

Bingo
FEC
Casino2,000

Betting 74.0%031/03/2018

31/03/2019

31/03/2020R

31/03/2021R

31/03/2022P

Key Points:
Between March 2021 and March 2022, the overall number of premises decreased by 220 (-2.5%) from 8,628 to 8,408.
By sector, there was a decline in non-remote betting by 243 (-3.8%) and arcades by 183 (-8.8%).
There were increases in non-remote casino by 137 (1957.1%) and non-remote bingo by 24 (4.1%)
Between March 2018 and March 2022, the total number of licensed premises decreased by 2,661 (-24.0%) from 11,069 to 8,408.
Please see the Industry Statistics web page for more details

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Machines across non-remote sectors
Machines across non-remote sectors GGY (£m)
3,000

2,794

2,816

2,500

2,018

£1,764M

96.3%

Machines GGYChange from previous period

Machines across non-remote sectors GGY by sector latest period

2,000

GGY (£m)

1,764

B1 10.2%

D 2.1%

1,500

C 8.3%

B3
C

1,000

898

B1
D
B2

500

B4

B3 79.4%
0

Apr 2017 - Mar 2018

Apr 2018 - Mar 2019

Apr 2019 - Mar 2020R

Apr 2020 - Mar 2021R

Apr 2021 - Mar 2022P

Key Points:
Between periods April 2020 - March 2021 and April 2021 - March 2022, GGY for machines across non-remote sectors increased by £865.3m (96.3%) from £898.5m to £1,763.8m.
By category there was an increase of GGY for B3 by £680.0m (94.5%), B1 by £146.7m (432.2%), C by £38.5m (35.6%), B4 by £0.04m (10.7%), D by £0.03m (0.1%) and B2 by £0.1m (10.1%).
Between periods April 2017 - March 2018 and April 2021 - March 2022 machines across non-remote sectors GGY decreased by £1,030.2m (-36.9%) from £2,794.0m to £1,763.8m.
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

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Arcades (non-remote)
Arcades (non-remote) GGY (£m)
500

447

431

425
400

£278M

7.8%

Arcades (non-remote) GGYChange from previous period

Arcades (non-remote) GGY by machine category for latest period
300

D 11.2%278

B4 0.1%

GGY (£m)

258

200

C 27.3%100

0B3 61.3%

Apr 2017 - Mar 2018

Apr 2018 - Mar 2019

Apr 2019 - Mar 2020R

Apr 2020 - Mar 2021R

Apr 2021 - Mar 2022P

Key Points:
Between periods April 2020 - March 2021 and April 2021 - March 2022, GGY for Arcades (non-remote) increased by £20.2m (7.8%) from £258.1m to £278.3m.
By category, there were increases for B3 by £16.9m (11.0%), C by £4.8m (6.7%) and B4 by £0.1m (34.5%).
Category D machines GGY decreased by £1.5m (4.7%).
Between periods April 2017 - March 2018 and April 2021 - March 2022 Arcades (non-remote) GGY decreased by £146.5m (-34.5%) from £424.8m to £278.3m.
Please see the Industry Statistics web page for more details

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Betting (non-remote)Betting (non-remote) GGY (£m)
3,500

3,268

3,262

3,000

£2,128M

105.6%

Betting (non-remote) GGYChange from previous period

2,415

2,500

Betting (non-remote) GGY by type for latest period

GGY (£m)

2,128
2,000

Pool betting 1.0%
Off course (OTC)
48.4%

1,500
Off course (OTC)

1,035

Off course (machines)

1,000

Pool betting
On course

500
Off course (machines)
50.0%

0

Apr 2017 - Mar 2018

Apr 2018 - Mar 2019

Apr 2019 - Mar 2020R

Apr 2020 - Mar 2021R

Apr 2021 - Mar 2022P

Key Points:
Between periods April 2020 - March 2021 and April 2021 - March 2022, GGY for Betting (non-remote) increased by £1,092.6m (105.6%) from £1.0bn to £2.1bn.
By type, there were increases for Off-course (machines) by £590.6m (124.9%), Off-course (over the counter) by £480.2m (87.5%), Pool by £11.8m (126.5%) and On-course betting by £10.0m(256.6%).
Between periods April 2017 - March 2018 and April 2021 - March 2022 Betting (non-remote) GGY decreased by £1.1bn (-34.9%) from £3.3bn to £2.1bn.
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

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Betting (remote)Betting (remote) GGY (£m)
2,644
2,500

2,364

2,326

2,252

£2,364M-10.6%

Betting (remote) GGYChange from previous period

2,021
2,000

Betting (remote) GGY by category for latest period

GGY (£m)

Dogs Golf
1.2%
Virtuals 2.6% 3.6%
Tennis 3.5%

1,500

Football
Other 8.9%

Horses
Other

1,000

Football 46.0%

Tennis
Virtuals
Dogs

500

CricketHorses 32.5%

0

Apr 2017 - Mar 2018

Apr 2018 - Mar 2019

Apr 2019 - Mar 2020R

Apr 2020 - Mar 2021R

Golf

Apr 2021 - Mar 2022P

Key Points:
Between periods April 2020 - March 2021 and April 2021 - March 2022, GGY for Betting (remote) decreased by £280.9m (-10.6%) from £2,644.5m to £2,363.6m.
By category, there were decreases for Football by £132.2m (-10.8%), Horses by £87.6m (-10.2%), Other by £58.4m (-21.8%) and Virtual by £41.3m (-40.3%).
There were increases in GGY for Tennis by £16.2m (24.5%), Cricket by £10.0m (31.4%), Golf by £6.6m (30.7%) and Dogs by £5.9m (7.5%).
Between periods April 2017 - March 2018 and April 2021 - March 2022 Betting (remote) GGY increased by £112.0m (5.0%) from £2.3bn to £2.4bn.
Please see the Industry Statistics web page for more details

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Bingo (non-remote)Bingo (non-remote) GGY (£m)

700

680

674

600

576

57.9%

Bingo (non-remote) GGYChange from previous period

Bingo (non-remote) GGY by type for latest period

500

GGY (£m)

£389M
389

400

Bingo Games 37.9%

300

246
200

100

0

Apr 2017 - Mar 2018

Apr 2018 - Mar 2019

Apr 2019 - Mar 2020R

Apr 2020 - Mar 2021R

Apr 2021 - Mar 2022P

Gaming Machines 62.1%

Key Points:
Between periods April 2020 - March 2021 and April 2021 - March 2022, GGY for Bingo (non-remote) GGY increased by £142.5m (57.9%) from £246.2m to £388.6m.
By type, there were increases in GGY for Machines by £107.8m (80.7%) and Bingo Games by £34.7m (30.8%).
Between periods April 2017 - March 2018 and April 2021 - March 2022 Bingo (non-remote) GGY decreased by £291.4m (-42.8%) from £680.0m to £388.6m.
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

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Bingo (remote)Bingo (remote) GGY (£m)

200

189

184

177

176

£184M

-2.9%

Bingo (remote) GGYChange from previous period

164

Bingo (remote) GGY by type for latest period

GGY (£m)

150

100

50

0

Bingo (remote) 100.0%
Apr 2017 - Mar 2018

Apr 2018 - Mar 2019

Apr 2019 - Mar 2020R

Apr 2020 - Mar 2021R

Apr 2021 - Mar 2022P

Key Points:
Between periods April 2020 - March 2021 and April 2021 - March 2022, GGY for Bingo (remote) decreased by £5.5m (-2.9%) from £189.1m to £183.5m.
Between periods April 2017 - March 2018 and April 2021 - March 2022 Bingo (remote) GGY increased by £19.6m (12.0%) from £163.9m to £183.5m.
Please see the Industry Statistics web page for more details

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Casino (non-remote)Casino (non-remote) GGY (£m)

1,200

1,181
1,059
1,018

£692M

492.8%

Casino (non-remote) GGYChange from previous period

1,000

Casino (non-remote) GGY by type for latest period

GGY (£m)

800

692

Gaming Machines
26%

600

400

200

117

0

Casino Games 74%
Apr 2017 - Mar 2018

Apr 2018 - Mar 2019

Apr 2019 - Mar 2020R

Apr 2020 - Mar 2021R

Apr 2021 - Mar 2022P

Key Points:
Between periods April 2020 - March 2021 and April 2021 - March 2022, GGY for Casino (non-remote) GGY increased by £575.1m (492.8%) from £116.7m to £691.8m.
By type, there were increases in GGY for Casino Games by £428.5m (517.9%) and Machines by £146.6m (431.5%).
Between periods April 2017 - March 2018 and April 2021 - March 2022 Casino (non-remote) GGY decreased by £488.9m (-41.4%) from £1.2bn to £691.8m.
Please see the Industry Statistics web page for more details

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Casino (remote)Casino (remote) GGY (£m)
4,039
3,898

4,000

3,232

3,108

GGY (£m)

3,000£3,898M-3.5%

Casino (remote) GGYChange from previous period

2,931

Casino (remote) GGY by type for latest periodBlackjack 4.3%
Other 4.9%
2,000Roulette
11.6%

Slots
Roulette
Other
Blackjack

1,000

Poker Peer to Peer

Slots 77.0%0

Apr 2017 - Mar 2018

Apr 2018 - Mar 2019

Apr 2019 - Mar 2020R

Apr 2020 - Mar 2021R

Apr 2021 - Mar 2022P

Key Points:
Between periods April 2020 - March 2021 and April 2021 - March 2022, GGY for Casino (remote) decreased by £141.0m (-3.5%) from £4.0bn to £3.9bn.
By category, there were decreases for Roulette by £77.9m (-14.7%), Poker peer to peer by £52.2m (-36.8%), Other by £47.8m (-20.1%) and Blackjack by £29.6m (-15.1%).
There was an increase in Slots GGY by £66.7m (2.3%).
Between periods April 2017 - March 2018 and April 2021 - March 2022 Casino (remote) GGY increased by £966.6m (33.0%) from £2.9bn to £3.9bn.
Please see the Industry Statistics web page for more details

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Lotteries (non-remote and remote)
Lotteries (non-remote and remote) GGY equivalent (£m)
700

666
613

635

600

541

GGY equivalent (£m)

500

£666M

4.8%

Lotteries GGY equivalent

Change from previous period

502

Lotteries (non-remote and remote) sales breakdown for latest period

400
Prizes 27.6%

Contributions (to good causes)
45.4%

300

200

100

0

Expenses 27.1%

Apr 2017 - Mar 2018

Apr 2018 - Mar 2019

Apr 2019 - Mar 2020R

Apr 2020 - Mar 2021R

Apr 2021 - Mar 2022P

Key Points:
Between periods April 2020 - March 2021 and April 2021 - March 2022, GGY equivalent for Lotteries (non-remote and remote) increased by £30.7m (4.8%) from £635.0m to £665.7m.
There were increases in ticket sales by £47.3m (5.4%) from £871.7m to £919.0m, prizes by £16.6m (7.0%) from £236.7m to £253.3m, expenses by £15.5m (6.7%) from £233.1m to £248.6m andcontributions to good causes by £15.2m (3.8%).
Between periods April 2017 - March 2018 and April 2021 - March 2022 the GGY equivalent for Lotteries (non-remote and remote) increased by £163.4m (32.5%) from £502.3m to £665.7m.
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

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The National Lottery (non-remote and remote)National Lottery (non-remote and remote) GGY equivalent (£m)
3,532
3,399

3,500

3,000

3,008

3,483

3,079

-1.4%

National Lottery GGY equivalent

Change from previous period

National Lottery (non-remote and remote) total sales breakdown for latest period

2,500

GGY equivalent (£m)

£3,483M
Retention by Licensee
6.6%

2,000

Lottery Duty
12.0%

Prizes1,500

Primary Contribution
Lottery Duty

1,000

Prizes 57.0%

Retention by Licensee
Retailers' commission

5000Primary Contribution
21.2%
Apr 2017 - Mar 2018

Apr 2018 - Mar 2019

Apr 2019 - Mar 2020

Apr 2020 - Mar 2021

Apr 2021 - Mar 2022

Key Points:
Between periods April 2020 - March 2021 and April 2021 - March 2022, GGY equivalent for The National Lottery decreased by £48.4m (1.4%) from £3.5bn to £3.5bn.
There were decreases in ticket sales by £290.9m (-3.5%), prizes by £242.5m (-5.0%), and primary contribution (to good causes) by £9.4m (-0.5%).
Between periods April 2017 - March 2018 and April 2021 - March 2022 the GGY equivalent for The National Lottery increased by £475.4m (15.8%).
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

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Making gambling fairer and safer
Responsible statisticians:​Andrew Dixon​
Senior Data Analyst​
Tom Smith
Senior Data Analyst
Helen Bryce
Head of Statistics
For further data and information on the gambling industry, please
visit our website at: www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk
Gambling Commission
Victoria Square House
Victoria Square
Birmingham B2 4BP
T : 0121 230 6666
E : info@gamblingcommission.gov.uk

Gambling Commission
Published November 2022