The National Lottery was the second-largest earner in terms of GGY at £1.6 billion. That includes all online wagers, as well as racetrack betting. Remote and online betting represented the largest sectors of the industry, with total wagers of £3.1 billion, or 52.3% of the overall market.
That number includes all forms of gambling, including lotteries, bingo, online revenue, remote betting, and more. The UK Gambling Industry at a GlanceĪccording to the most recent data provided by the UK Gambling Commission (which was published in May 2021), the total gross gambling yield (GGY) was £5.9 billion for the months between April and September 2020. Financial information is starting to trickle in that will give us a clearer snapshot of just how massive of an impact the pandemic had on the industry - although it can be tricky to determine whether this data is primarily influenced by a once-in-a-lifetime epidemic or if it’s indicative of broader trends in the way the public prefers to gamble.
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the entire world upside down, and the gambling industry is no exception. Gambling experts have long contended that the industry is not recession-proof, but there has been very little data to suggest whether or not it might be pandemic-proof.
