The Gambling Commission has published its latest data on the gambling industry in Great Britain. The report shows a gross gambling yield (GGY) of £1.32 billion ($1.69 billion) in the three months to 30 September as slots revenue hits a new record high. The figures for Q3 did not surpass the previous quarter’s £1.46 billion in GGY.
The data, sourced from operators, reflects the period between March 2020 and September 2024, inclusive, and covers online and in-person gambling including Licensed Betting Operators (LBOs) found on Britain’s high streets. The release compares Q2 of the financial year 2024 to 2025, with Q2 of 2023 to 2024.
As per the report, the data is as follows:
Online total GGY in Q2 (July to September) was £1.32 billion ($1.69 billion), an increase of 11% from Q2 the previous year. The overall number of total bets and/or spins increased 12% year-over-year, reaching a new peak for the third consecutive quarter of 25.2 billion, whilst the average monthly active accounts in the quarter increased 8%.
Real event betting GGY increased by 6% year-over-year to £453 million ($582 million). However, the number of bets decreased by 10%, while the average monthly active accounts in Q2 increased by 9%.
Slots GGY increased 16% to £680 million ($874 million) year-over-year. The number of spins increased 13% to 23.3 billion while the average monthly active accounts in Q2 increased 16% to 4.4 million per month. Although this is a new peak for GGY in this dataset for the slots vertical, the Gambling Commission notes that one operator has re-classified some of its products into the slot vertical in the quarter, which has had an impact on the vertical data.
The number of online slot sessions lasting longer than an hour increased by 9% year-over-year to 10 million, while the average session length remained at 17 minutes. Approximately 6.1% of all sessions lasted more than one hour compared to 6.6% in Q2 the previous year. However, the number of spins per session has fallen from 147 to 142 year-over-year, whilst the GGY per session has fallen from £4.20 to £4.13 in the equivalent timeframe.
LBO GGY decreased by 1% to £533 million ($685.9 million) in Q2 2024 to 2025, compared to the same quarter last year, while the number of total bets and spins decreased by 0.1% to 3.1 billion.
However, the regulator warned about comparisons with the industry statistics dataset, as this dataset may include free bets and bonuses and does not include data from all operators.