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<p>Gambling policy and regulation is devolved to Northern Ireland, and we do not hold
figures covering spending on gambling in Northern Ireland. The Gambling Commission
is the regulator for Great Britain and collects industry statistics from operators’
regulatory returns which include data on Gross Gambling Yield (GGY) and turnover.
These are published on the Commission’s website: <a href="http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news-action-and-statistics/Statistics-and-research/Statistics/Industry-statistics.aspx"
target="_blank">http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news-action-and-statistics/Statistics-and-research/Statistics/Industry-statistics.aspx</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>Gross Gambling Yield (GGY) is the amount retained by operators after the payment
of winnings but before the deduction of operating costs. The GGY figure provides a
more accurate reflection of consumer behaviour than turnover, as turnover alone includes
recycled funds.</p><p> </p><p>Gambling Commission statistics do not provide specific
data on the amount taken in betting shops. The nearest equivalent is data provided
for off-course betting, which includes over-the-counter and machine GGY in betting
shops. This does not include GGY from pool betting (some of which is attributable
to betting shops).</p><p> </p><p><strong>GB off-course betting data (April 2012 -
Mar 2017):</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Betting
Data - Off-course combined GGY (£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Apr
2012 - Mar 2013</p></td><td><p>Apr 2013 - Mar 2014</p></td><td><p>Apr 2014 - Mar 2015</p></td><td><p>Apr
2015 - Mar 2016</p></td><td><p>Apr 2016 - Mar 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Machines</p></td><td><p>1,547.69</p></td><td><p>1,569.14</p></td><td><p>1,685.15</p></td><td><p>1,747.59</p></td><td><p>1,802.61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Over
the counter</p></td><td><p>1,495.08</p></td><td><p>1,437.95</p></td><td><p>1,412.42</p></td><td><p>1,416.08</p></td><td><p>1,386.13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,042.77</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,007.08</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,097.57</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,163.67</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,188.74</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>From November 2014 (remote data) </strong><br> <br></p><p>Since
November 2014 the Gambling Commission has collected data from all gambling operators
licensed to provide remote gambling services (online and via telephone) to consumers
in Great Britain. This followed implementation of the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising)
Act 2014.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>GB only remote data (£m)
(derived from consumers located in Great Britain)</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>GGY</p></td><td><p>Nov
2014 - Mar 2015 (5 month period)</p></td><td><p>Apr 2015 - Mar 2016</p></td><td><p>Apr
2016-Mar 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Betting</p></td><td><p>456.44</p></td><td><p>1,557.43</p></td><td><p>1736.13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Betting
Exchange</p></td><td><p>52.44</p></td><td><p>151.75</p></td><td><p>170.92</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bingo</p></td><td><p>66.98</p></td><td><p>150.89</p></td><td><p>162.36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Casino</p></td><td><p>889.79</p></td><td><p>2,365.85</p></td><td><p>2620.13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pool
Betting</p></td><td><p>9.82</p></td><td><p>25.90</p></td><td><p>32.32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,485.47</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,251.82</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,721.86</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p><strong>Before November 2014 (remote data)</strong></p><p> </p><p>Before
November 2014, only operators with remote equipment located in Great Britain required
a licence from the Gambling Commission. Therefore the Gambling Commission only has
data for a small portion of the British-facing remote market before November 2014.
Data provided for the period before November 2014 is not directly comparable to data
covering the period after this date and does not reflect the total amount spent during
this time.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p>General Remote Data (£m)
(derived from operators with remote equipment located in Great Britain)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GGY</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>Oct
2013- Sep 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Betting</p></td><td><p>460.85</p></td><td><p>492.25</p></td><td><p>563.96</p></td><td><p>751.70</p></td><td><p>979.83</p></td><td><p>1,192.85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Betting
Exchange</p></td><td><p>146.91</p></td><td><p>145.93</p></td><td><p>46.04</p></td><td><p>32.51</p></td><td><p>29.80</p></td><td><p>27.03</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bingo</p></td><td><p>1.51</p></td><td><p>2.19</p></td><td><p>2.03</p></td><td><p>2.46</p></td><td><p>4.32</p></td><td><p>7.76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Casino</p></td><td><p>22.95</p></td><td><p>12.69</p></td><td><p>20.23</p></td><td><p>42.49</p></td><td><p>27.49</p></td><td><p>24.09</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pool
Betting</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>77.92</p></td><td><p>103.45</p></td><td><p>93.22</p></td><td><p>95.50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>632.22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>653.06</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>710.18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>932.61</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,134.66</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,347.23</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
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