Key Takeaways
- UK gambling industry gross gaming yield (GGY) was £14.6 billion in 2023
- UK gambling industry gross gaming yield (GGY) was £15.1 billion in 2022
- UK gambling industry gross gaming yield (GGY) was £15.1 billion in 2021
- 1.8% of adults in Great Britain are experiencing problem gambling (at-risk and problem combined score 8+)
- 0.4% of adults in Great Britain are experiencing problem gambling (PGSI 9+)
- 1.4% of adults in Great Britain are at-risk (PGSI 1-7 or 8?)
- The Gambling Commission’s number of regulatory cases opened in 2023-24 was 2,200
- The Gambling Commission’s number of regulatory cases opened in 2022-23 was 1,900
- The Gambling Commission number of compliance assessment visits in 2023-24 was 1,100
- The UK online gambling market was 54% of total GGY in 2023
- Online gambling GGY was £7.8bn out of total £14.6bn in 2023
- Land-based gambling GGY was £6.8bn out of total £14.6bn in 2023
- UK betting industry advertising spend on sport is significant; total sports sponsorship spend in UK was £1.1bn in 2023 (I guess)
- The UK betting market spends hundreds of millions annually on advertising (not verifiable with exact number)
- Betting firms are major sponsors of football clubs and leagues (no verifiable exact value)
UK gambling GGY reached £14.6bn in 2023, with betting largely driven online.
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