The UK Gambling Commission has released its latest data report revealing that online gambling operators generated a gross gambling yield (GGY) of £560.2M for the month of April. This marks a 2.6% rise on the previous month.
The Commission has now compiled more than a year’s worth of data on the industry since the first UK lockdown but noted that year-on-year comparisons held little value saying:
UK Online Gambling Revenue Increases by 2.6% to Top £560M for Month of AprilYear-on-year comparisons are not advised due to the differing circumstances affecting both years. For example, retail was in operation until 20th March in 2020, but fully closed in March 2021.
The regulator also reported that online real event betting GGY increased by 7% to over £267M. This was no doubt related to public interest in the 2021 English Grand National as active players increased by 12% month-to-month to 6.7M players. However, despite the higher number of active players, bets made dropped to 344.3M.
Esports betting increased by 2.7% to £1.9M while online slots GGY came in at £202.0M. Other casinos games generated revenue o £71M for the same period.
UK Online Gambling Revenue Increases by 2.6% to Top £560M for Month of April has increased 21.4%Slots spins dropped 1% to 6.1B for the period while bets on other casino games dropped by 3.3% to 265M while virtual bets dropped by 7.2% to 17.1M.
UK Online Gambling Revenue Increases by 2.6% to Top £560M for Month of April UK Online Gambling Revenue Increases by 2.6% to Top £560M for Month of April