54% Micro
30% Small
8% Mid
5% Large
2% Mega
UK Gambling and Betting Industry Information
The gambling industry includes betting activities such as the sale of lottery tickets, coin-operated machines, virtual gambling web sites, bookmaking and casinos.
Active Businesses
1,076
Annual Sales
£11bn +
Employees
94,585
Economic Contribution
£5bn
Tags
54% Micro
30% Small
8% Mid
5% Large
2% Mega
42% Mature
28% Established
19% Young
11% Startup
1% New
34% Declining
21% Healthy
19% Rapid
16% High
10% Low
Gambling and Betting Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Gambling and Betting Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Gambling and Betting Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Gambling and Betting Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
There are 1,076 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £11 billion .
The Industry employs around 94,584 people and contributes £5 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Gambling and Betting companies is London with 194 and the fewest are located in East Midlands with 43.
The largest Gambling and Betting company is Power Leisure Bookmakers Limited with a turnover of £1.2bn. 54% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 8% Mid companies.
11% of the Gambling and Betting Industry is made up of 11% Startup but the majority are Mature businesses (42%) the oldest company is Castle Leisure Ltd founded in 1911.
Gambling and Betting industry has a number of high growth companies (16%), the fastest growing company is Genting Casinos Egypt Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 104%. Other fast growing companies include Carlton Clubs Limited (92%), Boylesports (Ni) Limited (88%) and Postcode Planet Trust (84%).
The UK Gambling and Betting Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 8.60x, Turnover multiple of 2.54x and a Net Asset multiple of 3.75x.