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UK��s Gambling Commission Reports 7% Gross Gambling Yield Increase

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The Gambling Commission

At the end of November, the Gambling Commission, Great Britain��s gambling regulatory body, published their annual industry statistics. Among the key finding was that the British gambling industry generated a gross gambling yield (GGY) of ��6.3 billion between April 2012 and March 2013, a 7 percent rise compared to the same period the year before.

Other key findings include:

  • The non-remote betting sector represents the largest market with a 51 percent share of GGY.
  • Growth can be seen in betting, bingo, casino, remote (betting, bingo and casino) and lottery sectors. Only the arcade sector experienced a decrease in GGY between the two most recent reporting periods.
  • GGY for B2 machines in betting shops was over ��1.5 billion, an increase of just under ��100m (7 percent) on the figure for the previous reporting period despite a small decrease in the number of B2 machines.

Here��s a look at the GGY comparisons across all gambling sectors:

SectorApr 2008-Mar 2009 (��m)Apr 2009-Mar 2010 (��m)Apr 2010-Mar 2011 (��m)Apr 2011-Mar 2012 (��m)Apr 2012-Mar 2013 (��m)
Non-remote sector4,878.154,639.804,766.254,934.935,199.44
Arcades480.35455.96391.73376.88339.01
Betting2,887.812,803.882,957.443,017.323,188.50
Bingo703.11627.22619.63679.96710.92
Casinos806.88752.74797.45860.77961.01
Remote betting, bingo and casino gambling816.86632.22653.41710.43832.14
Lotteries (remote and non-remote)143.69158.55169.87233.40285.05
Total5,838.705,430.575,589.535,878.766,316.63

The statistics also revealed a drop in the amount of people employed in the gambling industry, with the total figure falling by 2,125 to 107,791.

��The number of people working in the industry has declined slightly overall,�� the report said. ��The arcades, betting, bingo, lotteries (ELM �C external lottery managers) and remote sectors experienced a decline in the number of employees between April 2011-March 2012 and April 2012-March 2013. Casino and gaming machine technical saw increases across the same period.��

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