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<p>Category B2 gaming machines generated around £1.8bn in revenue to the betting industry
in 2016/17. However, players can access other types of gaming machine content on B2
gaming machines in betting shops (primarily B3) so we know that of this £1.8bn, a
proportion (around 30%) is attributable to other gaming machine content. This is because
industry data is categorised under the highest category of game available on that
particular terminal. For example, if a terminal offers category B2 and B3 games, operators
attribute all revenue to the B2 machine category.</p><p> </p><p>We therefore estimate
that in total players lost approximately £1.2bn on B2 gaming machines in 2016/17 (detail
can be found in the consultation impact assessment at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/655970/Impact_Assessment_-_Consultation_on_proposals_for_changes_to_Gaming_Machines_and_Social_Responsibility_Measures.pdf
).</p><p> </p><p>More information on patterns of play on B2 gaming machines can be
found at the following link:</p><p>http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news-action-and-statistics/Statistics-and-research/Statistics/Cross-venue-machines-data.aspx</p><p>
</p><p>The consultation on proposals for changes to gaming machines and social responsibility
measures closed on 23 January. We will consider the CEBR report and other relevant
information submitted as part of the consultation before arriving at final decisions
and the Government will publish its response in due course.</p><p> </p><p><strong>
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