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UK Betting and Gaming Statistics

Bi-annual statistics from the 7 different gambling regimes administered by HM Revenue and Customs.

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Details

The UK Betting and Gaming Statistics National Statistics release presents statistics from the 7 different gambling regimes administered by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC):

  • Bingo Duty
  • Gaming Duty
  • General Betting Duty
  • Lottery Duty
  • Machine Games Duty
  • Pool Betting Duty
  • Remote Gaming Duty

Included within this release are monthly tax receipts statistics for all 7 regimes and monthly liabilities statistics for Machine Games Duty.

Published every 6 months, the April release presents new data from the preceding October to March period and October’s release presents data from the preceding April to September.

Archive versions of the Betting and Gaming Statistics published on GOV.UK between April 2019 and March 2021 are no longer hosted on GOV.UK and are instead available via the UK Government Web Archive, from the National Archives.

Archive versions of the Betting and Gaming Statistics published between 2008 and April 2019 are found on the archived UK Trade Info website, accessed via the National Archives.

Users should note that between 2008 and April 2019, the statistical release was called the ‘Betting and Gaming Bulletin’.

Quality Report

Further details for this statistical release, including data suitability and coverage, are included within the UK Betting and Gaming Statistics quality report.

Published 31 October 2019
Last updated 31 October 2023 + show all updates
  1. Updated to include provisional data for the period April 2023 to September 2023

  2. Updated with provisional data from April 2023 to September 2023.

  3. Updated with provisional data from October 2022 to March 2023.

  4. Updated with provisional data from April 2002 to September 2022.

  5. Updated with provisional data from October 2021 to March 2022.

  6. Updated with provisional data from April 2021 to September 2021.

  7. Landing page updated and old editions removed from GOV.UK (now hosted on the National Archives). 2021 Quality Report also linked.

  8. Updated with provisional data from October 2020 to March 2021.

  9. Information about the open consultation on the reduction and consolidation of HMRC statistics publications has been added to the 'UK Betting and Gaming background and references' page.

  10. Updated with provisional data from April 2020 to September 2020.

  11. Updated with provisional data from October 2019 to March 2020

  12. First published.