New figures from the Gambling Commission show gross gambling income in the UK fell 13.6% month-on-month in June, with almost all types of gambling falling sharply.
The regulator has released data based on reports from operators that make up 80% of the UK online gambling market and 85% of the retail gaming market, based on previous online-only reports launched in 2020. did. Include the entire market in these verticals.
Month-on-month, total online gambling revenue fell 13.2% in June to £370.2m. The total was also down 20.0% from the year’s highest monthly total recorded in January. Earnings, however, were higher than in his March, when sports betting earnings dropped sharply, likely related to special officers around the Cheltenham Festival.
At the same time, revenue from retail bookmakers fell by 5.6% to £181.7m.
Revenues from almost all gambling industries have declined. In the online sector, eSports betting was the only exception, where revenue increased by 38.3% to his £924,300. Slots revenue fell 7.4% to £179.1m, while real event betting revenue fell 22.6% to £130.6m as most of Europe’s football season ended . Online gaming earnings, excluding slots and poker, were down 10.4% to his £49.1m.
Poker revenue fell to £5.7m, while virtual sports betting fell to £3.8m.
Within retail gambling stores, gross gambling revenue from over-the-counter betting increased by 7.0% to £62.4m. However, revenue from self-service betting terminals fell by 26.5% to £24.6m, wiping out all gains made from over-the-counter betting.
Machine revenues at retail gaming fell by 5.9% to £94.6m.
Quarterly revenues show slot GGY up 4% to £564.7m, driving total online gambling revenues to £1.2bn, up 1% over the previous three months Did. Most of the growth in slot yields occurred in He April and He May, and in June he fell to £179.1 million.
Slots revenue increased while revenue from all other online gambling industries declined. Real event betting revenue decreased 2.8%, poker revenue decreased 4.7% and other online gaming revenue decreased 1.2%. Meanwhile, esports betting revenue fell by 11.4%. Virtual sports betting, esports betting and other forms of gambling have also declined.
The total number of bets and the number of active accounts also increased during the quarter. The Gambling Commission said April’s Grand National was likely to blame.
The Committee also noted that the number of slot sessions lasting one hour or more during the fourth quarter increased by 5.0% between the fourth and first quarters to 8.4 million, although sessions Average length decreased.
Regulators said they would continue to expect “further vigilance” from businesses even as most regulations related to the Covid-19 pandemic have ended.
“Businesses should continue to be vigilant as consumers are impacted in many ways by the circumstances posed by the pandemic and the broader economic environment,” he said. “Many people remain vulnerable as a result of the length of the pandemic, additional uncertainty about their personal or financial situation, or the readjustment of budgets and times as life returns to normal due to broader financial factors. You will feel it.”
