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Bingo in the United Kingdom (UK) - statistics & facts

Bingo is a game of probability in which players match randomly drawn numbers with those on a corresponding score card. Previously known as “Housey-Housey” in the United Kingdom, the game grew in popularity following the British Betting and Gaming Act of 1960. In recent decades, the game has fallen slightly in popularity. Bingo revenue in Great Britain generated roughly 130 million British pounds from April 2020 to September 2020, down from the previous year’s total of over 800 million British pounds. Although the bulk of this discrepancy is most likely attributable to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the game’s revenue has trended downwards in recent years. Similarly, the total number of bingo establishments in Great Britain fell in 2020.

Which form of bingo brings in the most revenue in Britain?

The annual turnover of main stage bingo in Great Britain amounted to 82.51 million British pounds between April 2020 to September 2020. Compared to mechanized bingo, which is played on a digital board, and prize bingo, in which players receive redeemable points instead of cash, main stage bingo brought in more revenue than the former two combined. The annual turnover of mechanized bingo in Great Britain amounted to over 51.85 million British pounds between April 2020 and September 2020, and the annual turnover of prize bingo in Great Britain amounted to roughly 1.12 million pounds during the same period. Gross gambling yield (GGY) refers to the amount of income of a casino minus its payouts. In 2020, the gross gambling yield of the bingo sector of the gambling industry in Great Britain was an estimated 92 million British pounds.

How many Britons play bingo?

From 2017 to 2021, the share of gambling participants in Great Britain varied according to their preferred gambling activity. The share of gambling participants who played bingo in Great Britain totaled 1.6 percent in 2021. A 2020 survey found that the share of youths who played bingo in Great Britain, aged 11 to 16, varied by gender and game. Approximately two percent of boys played bingo at bingo clubs, while one percent of girls played at bingo clubs. Despite the wavering popularity of bingo, many Britons continue to gamble. In 2020, when looking at the frequency of gambling in Great Britain, 32 percent of polled adults gambled once a month in the four weeks prior to the survey.
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Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 2, 2022

Key insights

Gross gambling yield (GGY) of the bingo sector in Great Britain
388.63m GBP
Annual turnover of main stage bingo in Great Britain
82.51m GBP
Mechanized cash bingo revenue in Great Britain
180.24m GBP
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