The latest data from the Gambling Commission has revealed that the UK bookies’ online GGY rose 7 percent to £1.45bn during Q4 of 2024/25, but the increase comes at the expense of the retail sector with machines revenue decreasing 4.6 percent during the same period, while SSBT and over-the-counter revenue remained flat.

The UK retail gambling sector is continuing to lose out to online, according to the latest GGY figures from the Gambling Commission, which reported that LBO revenue for Q4 2024/25 dropped 3 percent year-on-year to £554m.

The disappointing figure appears even more stark when compared to the 7 percent growth experienced by the online sector, which delivered GGY of £1.45bn over the same period, as per data accrued from approximately 80 percent of the UK market.

“The overall number of total bets and/or spins [online] increased five percent Year-on-Year (YoY), to 25.2bn, whilst the average monthly active accounts in the quarter increased 2 percent, to 13.5m,” reported the Commission.

“Real event betting GGY increased by 5 percent YoY to £596m. The number of bets decreased 1 percent, while the average monthly active accounts in Q4 decreased 2 percent.”

Online slots GGY also increased 11 percent to £689m, with the number of spins jumping 6 percent to 23.4bn and the average number of active accounts increasing 6 percent to 4.5 million per month, which the Commission observed was “a new peak for this data set.” 

Meanwhile, the number of total bets and spins recorded in LBOs decreased by 5 percent to 3.1 billion, and though GGY for over-the-counter betting and SSBTs remained constant at £152m and £125m respectively, GGY for machines fell from £289m in Q4 23/24 to £275.7 over the last reporting period.