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UKGC Publishes Report on Online Gambling Behavior after Relaxing Covid-19 Restrictions

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August 18, 2020

Niji Narayan

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The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has released data that show the impact of easing of Covid-19 lockdown measures on online gambling behavior.

The data comprises the details in April, May and June from the largest online operators.

The following are the major points from the data:

The online gambling market has started a new phase after easing of lockdown restrictions.
Gross Gambling Yield (GGY) increase of 115% for online real event betting between May and June (rising to £217.5m), with a higher GGY in June than the ‘average’ pre-lockdown GGY.
The number of online gambling products played by individual consumers continues to decrease slightly from 41% in April to 35% in June.
The number of online slots sessions lasting longer than an hour decreased by 5% in the month to June (from 2,085,023 to 1,987,121). Average session length has also decreased by 1m in this time.
From May to June, the number of customer interactions undertaken rose by 12% (from 760,48 to 849,428), although within that number the majority were automated in nature.

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.