![]() ![]() The majority came from losses on digital slot machine games, the revenues of which have more than doubled since 2016 to reach a record £3.2bn, accounting for nearly 30% of all non-Lottery income, up from 23% pre-pandemic. It has now exceeded that total, reaching £4.03bn. Revenue from online casino products, which which are associated with higher rates of problem gambling than sports betting, according to a 2018 NHS survey, reached a high of £4.01bn in the Covid-affected year to the end of March 2021. ![]() In that period many punters switched from betting on sports to online casino games, and the figures indicate the trend has stuck. The record high returns mark a bounceback for an industry that suffered a £1.5bn hit in the year most affected by Covid-19, due to the cancellation of sporting events and the enforced closure of betting shops. ![]()
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