The UK gaming industry generated a gross gambling yield of £5.6bn from the period October 2009 to September 2010, according to the Gambling Commission's most recent report.
This figure represents a five per cent reduction on the same period the previous year. The non-remote betting sector represents the largest market share at 52 per cent, followed by casinos (14 per cent) and then remote (12 per cent).
The size of the remote gambling sector regulated by the commission has also seen a decrease in gross gambling yield of six per cent in the 12 months to September 2010, with the commission estimating that around 75 per cent of remote gambling activity by UK consumers now takes place on products regulated offshore. The decrease is due to operators moving wholly or partially offshore, as overall the remote sector is growing.
