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50 %

Drop in net revenue at William Hill

26 %

fall in retail shop GGY in 2020 when compared to 2017
Chart 1 : Retail combined betting and gaming GGY 2009-20 (£ m )
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£ m
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0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Year to March
Source : Gambling Commission
and SSBTs in particular – could be many have suggested , been right-sized . exacerbated , while the extent to which The question then turns to whether this B2 play has disappeared is yet to be smaller cohort of shops can manage fully played out . to hold its own in a UK high street that What is certain is that the GB retail is suffering from historic changes in betting estate will have shrunk or as consumer behaviour .
“ What is certain is that the GB retail betting estate will have shrunk or as many have suggested , been right-sized ”
April 2021