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Commission releases gambling industry statistics for 2025 to 2026

17 September 2026

The Gambling Commission has today published its Industry Statistics annual report for the financial year April 2025 to March 2026.

The statistics show the customer-facing gambling industry in Great Britain generated a total Gross Gambling Yield (GGY) of £17.5 billion, a 4.4 percent increase on the previous financial year (April 2024 to March 2025).

Alongside the annual report, the Commission is also publishing quarterly industry statistics for Quarter 4 (January to March 2026) and the latest wave of data from the Gambling Survey for Great Britain (GSGB).

Key facts from annual industry statistics:

  • total GGY (including all reported lotteries): £17.5 billion, 4.4 percent increase on April 2024 to March 2025)
  • total GGY (excluding all reported lotteries): £13.2 billion, 4.7 percent increase
  • total licensed gambling premises in Great Britain: 8,081, 2.0 percent decrease
  • total betting shops in Great Britain: 5,617, 3.6 percent decrease
  • Remote Casino, Betting and Bingo (RCBB) sector GGY: £8.3 billion, 6.9 percent increase
  • land-based sectors GGY (arcades, betting, bingo, casino): £4.9 billion, 1.1 percent increase.

Ben Haden, Director of Research and Policy, Gambling Commission, said: “The market shifts that we see in industry data trends, and this year is no different, are complex and will be down to a mix of factors that need more than one source to unpick.

"I welcome our capacity to publish industry data alongside the Gambling Survey for Great Britain to encourage and assist in the consideration of key questions from these different perspectives.”

Note to editors

  • this report provides an overview of Gross Gambling Yield (GGY) made by licensed gambling operators from GB gambling customers for each customer-facing sector, along with the numbers of licensed operators and premises. It is based on data reported to the Commission by the operators it licenses and regulates
  • the accompanying data file includes figures for all sectors, based on data from April 2025 to March 2026, as well as historical data back to the financial year ending March 2009
  • this publication is primarily for anyone with an interest in the gambling industry, including government, licensed operators, trade bodies, international regulators, journalists, academic researchers, financial institutions, statisticians, consumers and local authorities
  • in July 2024 changes were made to the way operators report data through their regulatory returns, harmonising reporting periods across all operators
  • an interactive dashboard accompanies this release: Microsoft Power BI dashboard (opens in new tab)

For all media enquiries, please contact the Gambling Commission press office.

Last updated: 17 September 2026

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