After months of toing and froing, the UK Gambling Commission has finally revealed firm details of the affordability checks that punters may be subjected to as part of the government’s industry reform. In response to the governmental White Paper, published in April 2023, the regulator has confirmed that they will be rolling out a pilot […]
UK Bookmaker Statistics 2022-23: 5,995 Betting Shops (-3.6% YOY)
There was something of a consolidation amongst the high street betting fraternity during the 2022/23 financial year just gone – a welcome relief after the horrors of the health crisis. Indeed, the overall loss of 3.6% of betting shops in the UK from April 2022 to March 2023 was reflective of the high street trends […]
UK Bookmaker Statistics 2021-22: 6,219 Betting Shops (-19.1% YOY)
No event in the post-war era has had as much of an impact on the humble UK betting shop than the global health crisis. As we learned when examining the data from the 2020-21 financial year, the number of betting shops left on the UK high street following the main part of the period and […]
UK Bookmaker Statistics 2020-21: 7,681 Betting Shops (-8.8% YOY)
The financial year 2020-21 was one of the toughest in living memory for UK bookmakers, with their betting shop numbers taking an almighty hit. As per the UK Gambling Commission’s reporting, by March 2021 there were 7,681 betting shops in operation. Due to the health crisis, the reporting of 2019-20 data – which would have […]