The gross gaming yield for the casino games market declined marginally, falling 0.6% year-on-year to £14.22bn (€15.83bn/$18.97bn).
Due to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the final 11 days of the reporting period saw the closure of land-based gambling venues, and the sporting calendar significantly reduced.
Online gaming, including sports betting, bingo, and casino games, contributed the most revenue, accounting for £5.68bn of the total, which was an increase of 8.1%.
The growth of online gaming was mainly driven by a strong performance in online sports betting, with a revenue increase of 15.5% to £2.33bn.
The casino segment also experienced growth, with a 3.7% increase in revenue to £3.18bn.
Bingo revenue grew marginally by 0.5% to £176.8m.
In contrast, land-based gambling saw a significant decline in gaming machine revenue, dropping 25.6% to £2.09bn.
This decline was due to the reduction in maximum stakes for B2 machines from £100 to £2 in April 2019. As a result, yield from these machines plummeted by 99.0% to £12.1m.
However, other machine categories such as B3 machines saw a growth in revenue, with a 39.5% increase to £1.54bn.
B1 machines, with a maximum stake of £5, also reported marginal growth, with revenue increasing to £214.8m.
On the other hand, betting shop revenue fell 26.4% to £2.40bn, accompanied by a 7.7% decrease in the number of open shops.
Bingo halls and casinos also experienced year-on-year declines in revenue, with a 5.7% drop to £636.0m for bingo halls and a 4.0% decrease to £1.02bn for casinos.
However, arcades were the only land-based premises to report growth, with an 8.8% increase in revenue to £477.3m.
Both large society lotteries and the National Lottery saw growth in the lottery vertical. Excluding the Camelot-operated lottery, revenue increased by 13.3% to £611.6m. However, the total generated for good causes dropped 10.7% to £366.8m.
The National Lottery generated sales of £7.90bn, with £5.45bn in retail sales and £2.46bn online, resulting in a gross yield of £3.40bn, up 10.4%.
