Europe Gambling - Focus on Great Britain

Executive Summary

The European lottery and betting industry is one of the world’s leading lottery markets, and holds an important place in the internet gambling segment. Industry is highly dependent upon external factors for its growth.

In recent past, expenditure on gambling has been affected by the economic crisis primarily in the Europe and the US. The gaming industry showed a positive performance with slight decline in growth percentage during the period of financial crisis. The industry has remained strong as gambling is positioned as the best entertainment activity and a major source of revenue contributor to the government in terms of tax receipt. Remote gambling is one of the fastest growing segments of the world’s gambling industry. The UK is considered as Europe’s most regulated E-Gaming country.

The report provides an overview of global casino and gaming industry and discusses Europe gaming industry in detail with analysis by business segment and by geography (Great Britain, Germany and Italy). Additionally, the report discusses industry trends and recent developments along with the factors driving the industry growth.

Key Findings

• In 2010, British gambling industry generated gross gambling yield of USD 11.4 billion from USD 9.0 billion in 2009.
• The report states that there was a fall of 11% in online gambling GGY to USD 994.11 billion in 2009 which reached to USD 1,920 billion in 2010.
• Turnover of bingo in Great Britain declined in 2009 with the slowdown in economy and falling employment rate. Additionally, fall in the number tourist arrival in the country had a multiplier impact on the bingo industry revenue
• In Britain, gross profit from gaming machines increased by 19% during 2009/10 as compared to 2008-2009. Following a 5.5% reduction in the house win on table games, machines now account for 18% of GGY within the sector.
• Between 2009-2012E, European E-gaming industry’s gross gambling yield is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.63%. E-gaming is the fastest growing market led by awareness among young population and expected increase in per capita income after the economic jolt in 2008-2009.

Scope of the Research

• The report presents a detailed analysis of the European casino and gaming industry with insights of market past performance, demand by segmentation and geography, present analyses and future outlook of the industry.
• The report discusses regulatory changes which help in understanding the legal requirements in a country.
• Discusses industry players positioning which helps to assess scope for new and existing players.
• This research report analyses industry trends and drivers along with future opportunities prevalent in the gaming and gambling industry.
• Present report provides a detailed description of casino and gaming industry in Britain, Germany and Italy, which will help to analyze scope in different segments of the industry.