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Chart 5 : Casino GGY YoY growth rate Apr 2016-Mar 2020 (%)
Chart 7 : Football GGY Apr 2017-Mar 2020 (£ m )
13.5
9.7
1,100
1,000
4.6 3.5
900
Apr 16- Mar 17 |
Apr 17- Mar 18 |
Apr 18- Mar 19 |
Apr 19- Mar 20 |
Apr 17- Mar 18 |
Apr 18- Mar 19 |
Apr 19- Mar 20 |
Chart 6 : Betting GGY by sport (%)
2 %
10 % 3 % 3 %
5 % 48 %
Chart 8 : Football turnover Apr 2017-Mar 2020 (£ m )
11,400
10,800
10,200
9,600
Apr 17- Mar 18
Apr 18- Mar 19
Apr 19- Mar 20
28 %
1 %
Football |
Golf |
Horses |
Tennis |
Virtual |
Other |
Cricket |
Dogs |
Source : Gambling Commission |
Chart 7 with Chart 8 , which details turnover over the same period .
While football GGY fell 4.5 % year-on-year in the 12 months to March 2019 to £ 991m , turnover over the same period rose 5.2 %. This seesaw was reversed in the year to March 2020 , when turnover was down 8 % but GGY rose 13.8 %. The year to March 2019 represented an all-time high for football betting , surpassing the previous high of £ 1.04bn in the 12 months to March 2018 .
February 2021