As nearly every industry struggles, GB gaming revenue declines in June.

As nearly every industry struggles, GB gaming revenue declines in June.

 
 According to fresh data from the gaming Commission, gross gaming revenue in Great Britain fell 13.6% month over month in June, with a sharp reduction in nearly all forms of gambling.
 Building on its prior online-only reports introduced in 2020, the regulator released data based on reports from operators that account for 85% of the retail betting shop industry and 80% of the GB internet gaming sector.  Therefore, the whole market within these verticals is not included in the provided absolute figures.

 In June, the gross gaming revenue from online gambling decreased 13.2% month over month to £370.2 million.  Additionally, the total represented a 20.0% decrease from January's greatest monthly total of the year.  However, income was better than it was in March, when there was a significant decline in sports betting revenue, which was probably caused by special officers during the Cheltenham Festival.

 Retail bookies' earnings also decreased at the same time, falling 5.6% to £181.7 million.

 Almost all gambling verticals saw a decline in revenue.  The sole exception in the internet realm was esports betting, where earnings increased by 38.3% to £924,300.  As the majority of European football seasons came to a conclusion, slot machine revenue fell 7.4% to £179.1 million, while real-event betting revenue fell 22.6% to £130.6 million.  Revenue from online gaming, excluding poker and slots, was £49.1 million, a 10.4% decrease.

 Virtual sports betting income dropped to £3.8 million, while poker revenue fell to £5.7 million.

 The gross gambling yield from over-the-counter wagers in retail betting establishments increased by 7.0% to £62.4 million.  However, any advances in over-the-counter betting were erased when self-service betting terminal revenue fell 26.5% to £24.6 million.

 Revenue from gaming machines at retail bookmakers decreased 5.9% to £94.6 million.

 When examining revenue by quarter, the 4% increase in slot GGY to £564.7m drove a 1% increase in online gross gambling yield of £1.20bn compared to the previous three months.  The slot yield increased primarily in April and May, before dropping to £179.1 million in June.

 income from all other online gambling verticals decreased even while slot machine income rose.  Poker yield fell 4.7%, other online gaming income down 1.2%, and real-event betting revenue fell 2.8%.  Revenue from esports betting, however, decreased by 11.4%.  There were decreases in esports betting, virtual sports betting, and other types of gambling.

 According to the Gambling Commission, the Grand National in April was probably the cause of the quarter's growth in both the total number of bets placed and the number of active accounts.

 Although average session lengths declined, the Commission also observed that during the quarter, the number of slots sessions lasting longer than an hour increased by 5.0% to 8.4 million between Q4 and Q1.

 Even though the majority of the regulations pertaining to the Covid-19 epidemic have ended, the regulator stated that it still expects "extra vigilance" from operators.

 "As consumers are affected differently by the conditions caused by the pandemic and the broader economic environment, we continue to expect extra vigilance from operators," the statement read.  "As life returns to normal with a wider range of financial drivers, many people will still feel vulnerable due to the length of the pandemic period, additional uncertainty about their personal or financial circumstances, or readjusting budgets and time."