British gambling yield continues to rise
The Gambling Commission’s latest figures show that remote gambling drove a 6.6 per cent rise in gross gambling yield in the third quarter of 2025.
UK.- The British Gambling Commission has reported that the sector generated £4.3bn in gross gambling yield (GGY) in the quarter from July to September 2025. This figure reflects a 6.6 per cent year-on-year increase. The expansion was driven largely by remote platforms, while overall participation levels across the country remained steady.
Excluding lotteries, the gambling yield was £3.2bn. Remote operations accounted for £2bn. Remote casinos alone contributed £1.4bn, representing nearly 70 per cent of the remote sector’s yield. By contrast, land-based gambling produced £1.2bn across betting shops, bingo halls, arcades, and traditional casinos. Non-remote betting delivered £592m. Licensed machines generated £680m, with 190,965 machines operating nationwide.
Meanwhile, Gambling Survey of Great Britain data collected between July and October 2025 shows that 48 per cent of adults gambled within the past four weeks, a figure unchanged from the previous year.
The poll estimates that 1.9 million adults played slots, nearly half of them in pubs and bars. Great Britain currently hosts 8,254 gambling venues, including 5,782 betting shops. The National Lottery contributed £402.9m to good causes, and large society lotteries added £122.4m.
The latest reports come as the Gambling Commission starts to consider a path forward for the regulation of crypto gambling in Britain.
The regulator’s executive director Tim Miller also suggested this week that the commission would aim to encourage innovation in the sector, which is facing rising costs due to the increase in British gambling taxes from April as well as the prospect of increased Gambling Commission fees.
