The UK Gambling Commission has put out fresh numbers on the UK gambling market, covering activity from March 2020 right through to June 2025. This update mixes data from online operators and betting shops on the high street, but it’s not the same as the full industry stats—free bets, bonuses and some operators aren’t included here. It’s also the first look at the market since the new stake limits on online slots came into play earlier this year.

• Online gambling brought in £1.49bn in gross gambling yield (GGY) between April and June, up 2% on the same period last year. Players placed or spun 26.1bn times, a 6% rise year-on-year, but the average number of monthly active accounts dropped 10% to 12.7m.

• Real event betting, such as sports, saw GGY slip 9% to £570m compared to last year. Bets were down 7%, and the average monthly number of active accounts fell 16% over the quarter.

• Online slots revenue hit £745m, up 14% from Q1 2024–25. Spins grew 8% to 24.4bn, and average monthly active accounts stayed at 4.4m. Both the GGY and spin count set new records in this dataset.

• The number of slots sessions lasting over an hour fell by 9% to 8.8m. Players spent an average of 16 minutes per session, one minute less than last year, with just 5% of sessions going beyond the hour mark. A few operators tweaked how they measure session length, which influenced the figures.

• Betting shops took £552m in GGY during the quarter, 5% less than the year before. Total bets and spins in retail slipped 3% to 3.2bn.

• April saw the £5 stake cap arrive for online slots, with a stricter £2 limit for 18–24-year-olds following in May. “Operators and customers are still adjusting to these changes,” the Commission said.

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