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2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Lottery and Gambling Industry Overview 1.1. International Gambling 1.2. Global Betting, Gambling and Gaming Industry 1.3. Global Online Gaming Market 1.4. Types of Gamblers 2. Europe Lottery and Betting Industry 2.1. Market Overview 2.2. Remote Gambling 3. Opportunities in Great Britain Gambling Industry 3.1. Economy and Betting 3.2. Industry Performance 3.3. Betting Industry Size Online Gambling in Great Britain Performance in Bingo Segment 3.4. Casino Industry Horse Racing and Sports Betting in Britain Lotteries in Britain 4. Industry Trends and Developments 4.1. Updates for Gambling in UK Budget 4.2. UK Gambling Taxation Method 5. Industry Driving Forces 5.1. Rising Internet Penetration 5.2. Rising Per-capita Income Motivating People to Participate in Gambling 5.3. Growing Young and Old age Population 6. Future Growth 2

3 6.1. Global Gaming Sector 6.2. European Gambling Forecast 6.3. Britain Casino and Gaming Industry Forecast 6.4. Forecast Methodology Disclaimer 3

4 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Global Gaming Market by Geography in % (2008) Figure 2: Global Gambling and Gaming Industry Gross Revenue ( ) Figure 3: Global Gambling Market share by Product Category in 2010 (%) Figure 4: Global Online Gambling Gross Gaming Revenue ( ) Figure 5: Global Online Gambling Market Share in 2010 (%) Figure 6: Leading UK Markets for GGR (Gross Gambling Revenues) Online Gambling in 2008 Figure 7: Types of Gamblers Figure 8: Betting Industry Structure Figure 9: Europe Gambling Industry Revenue ( ) Figure 10: Europe Remote Gambling, Gross Gambling Yield ( ) Figure 11: Britain Gambling Sector, Gross Gambling Yield ( ) Figure 12: Britain Gross Gambling Yield by Sectors in 2010 Figure 13: Britain Betting Industry Gross Win by Type ( ) Figure 14: Britain On-course Number of Bets by Type (2008&2009) Figure 15: Britain Online Gambling GGY ( ) Figure 16: Bingo Gross Gambling Sales in Great Britain ( ) Figure 17: Great Britain Gaming Machines in Bingo Clubs in 2009 Figure 18: Horserace Betting Levy Revenues in Great Britain ( ) Figure 19: Great Britain Lottery Ticket Sales (2008 & 2009) Figure 20: Italy & UK Gambling Tax Revenues (Jan-Nov 2010) Figure 21: Global Gross Gambling Yield ( E) Figure 22: Global Gambling and Gaming Market Forecast ( E) Figure 23: Europe Gambling Industry Revenue Forecast ( ) 4

5 Figure 24: Britain Casino and Gaming GGR (Gross Gambling Revenue) Forecast ( F) LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Betting Shops in Great Britain by Operators ( & ) Table 2: Bingo Clubs in Great Britain (2009 & 2010) Table 3: Casino Ownership by Operators in Great Britain (March 31, 2009 & march 31, 2010) Table 4: Casino operators Great Britain (Licences) Table 5: Internet Users and Penetration in Selected European Countries ( E) Table 6: GDP per Inhabitant in PPS, EU 27=100 Table 7: Young Age Dependency Ratio, Present and Projections Table 8: Population aged between 65 years old or over, Present and Projections Table 9: Macroeconomic Factors Analysis and Sensitivity on the Sector Table 10: Industry Factors Analysis and Sensitivity on the Sector 5

6 GLOBAL BETTING, GAMBLING AND GAMING INDUSTRY Global gambling and gaming revenues registered a growth rate of 3% in 2008 and a decline of 2.4% in The overall industry has continued to grow at a slower growth rate.. The total gaming and gambling industry in 2009 reached USD ~ billion and the casino market reached USD ~ billion, registering a decline of 1.8%. In 2010, the gambling and gaming industry registered a growth of 2.4%. Growth is likely to continue in the near future. For the period , the gambling industry recorded a CAGR of 3.58%. The industry is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.50%, Figure: Global Gambling and Gaming Industry Gross Revenue ( ) EUROPE LOTTERY AND BETTING INDUSTRY The gaming indutry in Europe holds a major position wherein Hellnic which is a state run organisation and OPAP which is a global player are some of the big names which operte in the European lottery and betting industry. Even in the period of financial crisis, the industry showed some resilience and declined marginally. Figure: Europe Gambling Industry Revenue ( ) USD Billion USD Billion

7 REMOTE GAMBLING Remote gambling is the new segment in the gambling industry which is spreading very fast in the European countries. Approximately 600 organisations controlled nearly 2,500 non state lottery remote gambling sites in In 2010, the Euroepan players accounted for USD ~ billion of proceeds from gambling. The figure registered an increase from 2008 which was USD ~ billion. Figure: Europe Remote Gambling, Gross Gambling Yield ( ) OPPORTUNITIES IN GREAT BRITAIN GAMBLING INDUSTRY In 2009, Britsh gambling generated proceeds worth USD 9 billion which increased to USD 11.4 billion in With a share of 48% in the market, non remote betting sector has the largest market. Casino forms the second largest market with a share of 13.7% followed by Bingo with 11.8% of the market. Figure: Britain Gambling Sector, Gross Gambling Yield ( ) USD Billion USD Billion Note: Great Britain Includes England, Scotland and Wales 7

8 Figure: Britain Gross Gambling Yield by Sectors in 2010 Betting Casino Bingo Remote Lottery Others BETTING INDUSTRY SIZE There were nearly 590 people or firms which are licensed for the non-remote general betting standard activity (off-course) and 681 for the non-remote general betting limited (oncourse) activity as March 31 st, players have license to offer non-remote pool betting. Figure: Betting Industry Gross Win by Type ( ) Figures in USD Million 2002/ / / / / / /09 Horseracing Other Form of Betting 8

9 Figure: Britain On-course Number of Bets by Type (2008&2009) Numbers in Million 2009/10 Horses Dogs Other Total 2008/09 PERFORMANCE IN BINGO SEGMENT Bingo has a major contribution in the growth of betting and gambling industry in the Great Britain. There were over 2,160 companies licensed by the Commision which are operating 641 clubs as of March 31 st, There were 2,224 operators licensed to operate with 675 clubs as of March 31 st Table: Bingo Clubs in Great Britain (2009 & 2010) Total Premises as on March 31, 2009 Total Premises as on March 31, 2010 % Change Buckingham Bingo Ltd -9% Carlton Clubs plc 0% Gala Coral Group -8% Renk Group-Mecca Bingo ltd 1% Top Ten Bingo -33% Independent/ small operators - Total - Note: 2008/09 total includes converted AGCs, holiday parks and working men s clubs. 9

10 Turnover of bingo in Great britain declined in 2009 with slowdown in economy of the country and falling rate employment on the other hand number of premises were noticed to be lesser in 2010 than Also fall in number of tourist in the country contributed a major portion of fall in gaming industry revenue. There was a very minimal recovery in the total revenue generated in 2010 compared to the previous year. Figure: Bingo Gross Gambling Sales in Great Britain ( ) USD Million Performance has been more positive for gaming machines gross profit within the sector which recorded a 7% increase during 2009/10. BRITAIN CASINO INDUSTRY There were 143 casinos and two card clubs operating at 31 March 2009 and number of casinos declined and reached to 141 casinos as on March The casino industry remains dominated by three companies, namely the Gala Group with 27 casinos, Grosvenor Casinos (part of Rank plc) with 35 casinos and Genting Casinos Ltd with 44 casinos. 10

11 Table 1: Casino Ownership by Operators in Great Britain (March 31, 2009 & march 31, 2010) Total Casinos as on March 31, 2009 Total Casinos as on March 31, 2010 % Change Gala Coral Group 0% Genting UK (Genting Casinos) -2% London Clubs International -9% Rank Group (Grosvenor and "G" Casinos) 9% Other Operators -17% Total -3% HORSE RACING AND SPORTS BETTING IN BRITAIN Over the period of time sports betting and horseracing has gained importance in the overall gambling industry although performance was uncertain especially after Figure: Horserace Betting Levy Revenues in Great Britain ( ) US$ Million 11

12 LOTTERIES IN BRITAIN As of March 31, 2010 there were 419 non-commercial organisations licensed to promote society lotteries. Those societies held 419 non-remote lottery operating licences and 96 remote lottery operating licences. Figure: Great Britain Lottery Ticket Sales (2008 & 2009) USD Million

13 BRITAIN CASINO AND GAMING INDUSTRY FORECAST Industry is expected to grow from USD 11.4 billion in 2010 to USD 19 billion by 2015 with a CAGR of 9.43% which believes to be strong and the major segment accounting for highest GGR will be casino. Figure: Britain Casino and Gaming GGR (Gross Gambling Revenue) Forecast ( F) USD Billion F 2012F 2013F 2014F 2015F In line with global growth of the online gambling industry, the availability of betting exchanges and other online forms of gambling is believed to have had a huge impact on this total amount of British spending in the coming years. Online options and betting exchanges have proven to be extremely popular and have attracted new customers, as well as providing new forms of betting to existing betters. 13

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