The latest statistics from the Gambling Commission for the quarter July to September 2025 have revealed a 6.7 percent year-on-year rise in GGY. However, concern remains for the retail sector, as the number of FEC and betting premises declined for the fourth consecutive quarter.
The latest quarterly report from the Gambling Commission has revealed that UK GGY rose from £4.01bn recorded in July to September 2024 to £4.28bn during the same period last year, an increase of 6.7 percent, despite a decline in FEC and betting premises.
The figures reveal that the number of betting premises fell from 5,858 to 5,782 over the preceding 12 months, while the number of FECs declined from 174 to 164. There was some sense of revival for AGCs which saw 30 new venues opened in the UK – a 2 percent rise – albeit, not a figure that will make any impact on the decimating loss of AGCs in the last ten years.
“We are able to publish data on a quarterly basis now that all licensed operators are required to submit their regulatory returns at the same time each quarter, following changes that we made in July 2024,” said a Commission spokesperson.
“The quarterly publication includes core industry data from the customer-facing sectors of the market in Great Britain, such as Gross Gambling Yield (GGY) and premises numbers, but the annual publication remains the more comprehensive report.”
Excluding lotteries, the quarterly GGY figure for July to September 2025 was £3.2bn, with the retail sector responsible for £1.2bn of that figure. Further broken down, AGCs contributed £192.68m to the total, FECs added £16.28m, land-based betting added £591.74m, casinos added £246.54m, and bingo added £180.92m.
The number of bingo venues grew from 681 at the end of 2024 to 719 for the last reported quarter, while the number of AGCs also increased from 1,424 to 1,454.
In the remote sector, online casinos proved the most buoyant, with the vertical alone contributing £1.4bn, equating to nearly 70 percent of the remote total.
The mixed results for the land-based sector have continued to cause concern regarding the future of FEC and arcade operations, with Bacta recently reporting that operating profits for FECs dropped 29 percent between 2023 and 2024, while the prospect of a visitor levy could deliver losses for venues of between £14m and £28m per year.
The Commission will publish the next quarterly industry statistics on 4 June 2026, which will cover the period from October 2025 to December 2025.
Stats & Facts
GGY by sector
1 Remote Casinos £5,386m
2 National Lottery £3,505m
3 Remote Betting £2,602m
4 Betting £2,484m
5 Casinos. £937m
6 Lotteries. £812m
7 AGCs. £729m
8 Bingo. £672m
9 Remote Bingo. £157m
10 FECs £41m
Originally published on Coinslot on March 9, 2026. Republished with permission.