Gambling Commission reports £17.5bn industry yield for 2025 to 2026
The Gambling Commission said gross gambling yield across Great Britain's gambling industry rose 4.4 percent in the year to March 2026, alongside a fall in licensed premises and betting shops.
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The Gambling Commission said on 17 September 2026 that it had published its Industry Statistics annual report for the financial year April 2025 to March 2026.
The Commission said the customer-facing gambling industry in Great Britain generated a total Gross Gambling Yield (GGY) of £17.5 billion, a 4.4 percent increase on the previous financial year of April 2024 to March 2025. Excluding all reported lotteries, GGY stood at £13.2 billion, a 4.7 percent increase.
According to the Commission, total licensed gambling premises in Great Britain fell by 2.0 percent to 8,081, while the number of betting shops fell by 3.6 percent to 5,617.
The Commission said the Remote Casino, Betting and Bingo sector recorded GGY of £8.3 billion, up 6.9 percent, while land-based sectors covering arcades, betting, bingo and casino generated £4.9 billion, an increase of 1.1 percent.
Alongside the annual report, the Commission said it was also publishing quarterly industry statistics for Quarter 4, covering January to March 2026, and the latest wave of data from the Gambling Survey for Great Britain.
Ben Haden, Director of Research and Policy at the Gambling Commission, said: “The market shifts that we see in industry data trends, and this year is no different, are complex and will be down to a mix of factors that need more than one source to unpick.”
The Commission said the report provides an overview of GGY made by licensed gambling operators from GB gambling customers for each customer-facing sector, along with the numbers of licensed operators and premises, based on data reported to the Commission by the operators it licenses and regulates. The Commission added that the accompanying data file includes figures for all sectors from April 2025 to March 2026, as well as historical data back to the financial year ending March 2009.
The Commission also noted that in July 2024 changes were made to the way operators report data through their regulatory returns, harmonising reporting periods across all operators.