According to the latest Gambling Commission figures
UK gambling sector growing
2013-06-28
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(UK).- The UK gambling industry generated gross gambling yield of us$ 9.48 billion between October 2011 and September 2012, the latest Gambling Commission figures show. According to the report, this marked a us$ 458.7 million increase on the figure recorded between April 2011 and March 2012. However, while the betting, bingo, casino, remote and lotteries sectors all experienced growth, the arcade sector experienced a decline.
The non-remote betting sector remains the largest market, generating 50 % of the total GGY. Casinos generated 15 % of the total, while the remote gambling and bingo sectors accounted for 13 % and 12 %, respectively.
Despite only a small increase in their number, GGY for B2 machines in betting shops stood at more than us$ 2.2 billion, representing an increase of 4.5 %, or us$ 99.3 million, on the previous period.GGY for remote gambling operators licensed in the UK, meanwhile, increased by over us$ 129.9 million to us$ 1.2 billion.
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