Use our industry guide to find key background information, market research, import and export guidelines, statistics, legislation, trade bodies and trade publications.
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Trends and forecasts
Market research
Market research reports focusing on this business sector are available from a number of market research specialists. In most cases these reports are available to fee-paying subscribers or on a pay-as-you-go basis.
Some free information is available from the following market research specialists, ranging from industry news to executive summaries of the reports.
IBIS World
US publisher of industry research, including global reports on casinos, online gambling and horse betting. Report snapshots, summaries and table of
contents are available.
Mintel
A full listing of reports covering the betting and gaming industry with the option to view the summary and a table of contents for each report.
Industry news
Statistics on the UK
Gambling Commission
The Gambling Commission compiles and publishes Gambling Industry Statistics annually. Data covers the betting, bingo, casinos, gaming machines and arcades, lotteries and remote gambling sectors and provides figures for premises, employment, turnover and participation.
Office for National Statistics
The Annual Business Survey (ABS) from the Office for National Statistics collects financial information covering UK production, construction, distribution and service industries. Statistics available include:
- number of enterprises;
- total turnover;
- approximate gross value added at basic prices;
- total purchases of goods, materials and services;
- total employment costs;
- total net capital expenditure;
- total net capital expenditure – acquisitions;
- total net capital expenditure – disposals;
- total stocks and work in progress – value at end of year;
- total stocks and work in progress – value at beginning of year;
- total stocks and work in progress – increase during year.
The dataset Non-financial business economy, UK: Sections A to S includes statistics for:
- Gambling and betting activities (92)
See Section R: Arts, entertainment and recreation
Statistics on Africa
Casino Association of South Africa
The Casino Association of South Africa produces annual surveys with data on:
- current number of casinos
- maximum permissible casinos
- number of tables
- number of machines
- casino employees
- gross casino gaming revenue
- total state and provincial taxes
- casino levies paid to government
- visitors
- corporate social investment.
National Gambling Board
The National Gambling Board of South Africa compiles annual National Gambling Statistics covering:
- national turnover
- turnover by province
- casinos
- bingo
- betting
- taxes and levies.
Statistics on the Americas
American Gaming Association
The American Gaming Association produces an annual report State of the States: The AGA Survey of Casino Entertainment that gives detailed analysis of the US commercial casino industry and gaming equipment manufacturing sectors. Data includes consumer spending figures, tax revenues, employment and wage levels, top markets and consumer opinion surveys.
Statistics on Oceania
Australasian Gaming Council
The Australasian Gaming Council publishes an annual Guide to Australia's Gambling Industries which provides figures for Australia, New Zealand and other countries on:
- the gambling environment
- gambling expenditure
- taxation
- participation
- problem gambling
- the regulatory and policy environment
- economic and social impact.
Legislation and regulation
UK
The gambling sector and the EU provides guidance from GOV.UK for businesses and organisations in the gambling sector on working with the EU from January 2021.
Gov.uk provides some guidance on the main legislation applicable to gambling duties.
Information is also available from the Gambling Commission on how it regulates the gambling industry. This includes details of legislation and licence conditions and codes of practice.
Oceania
The ACT Gambling and Racing Commission provides summaries and links to legislation in Australia relating to:
- general gambling
- bookmakers
- racing
- casinos
- gaming machines
- interactive gaming
- lotteries.
Other regions
The Remote Gambling Association, a London & Brussels based trade association, provides publications, press releases and advice on responsible gambling
Employment
UK
The annual Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES), published by the Office for National Statistics, includes total employee and employment estimates for different industries for Great Britain and the UK. Figures are broken down to show full-time/part-time and public/private splits. The dataset Industry – Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES): Table 2 includes statistics for:
- Gambling and betting activities (92)
Other regions
Please see individual country profile pages for links to sources of national statistics.
UK business guides
The Library can supply business guides on this sector to ICAEW members and students.
UK key players, ratios and trends
UK benchmarking
Trade bodies
The websites of trade bodies in this sector are a useful source of industry overviews, contacts and statistics.
UK
- Association of British Bookmakers (ABB)
- British Amusement Catering Trade Association (BACTA)
- Community: the Union for Betting Shop Workers
- eCOGRA (e-Commerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance)
- Gambling Commission
- Horserace Betting Levy Board
- Independent Betting Adjudication Service (IBAS)
Europe
- European Casino Association (ECA)
- European Gaming and Amusement Federation (EUROMAT)
- European Sports Security Association (ESSA)
- Remote Gambling Association (RGA)
Africa
- National Gambling Board (South Africa)
Americas
- American Gaming Association (AGA)
- Asociación Latinoamericana de Juegos de Azar (ALAJA)
- Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) (US)
- Canadian Gaming Association
- Gambling Portal Webmasters Association (US)
- Gaming Standards Association (GSA) (US)
- National Indian Gaming Association (US)
- National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) (US)
- North American Gaming Regulators Association (NAGRA)
Asia
Oceania
Global
Trade journals and publications
Trade journals, B2B magazines and specialist consumer magazines are another useful source of news and statistics.
Further reading
Articles and books in the Library collection
- View a list of articles and books in our collection on bookmakers
- View a list of articles and books in ourcollection on gaming, betting and casinos
To find out how you can borrow books from the Library please see our guide to book loans.
You can obtain copies of articles or extracts of books and reports by post or email through our document supply service.
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