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
1,095
Annual Sales
£11bn +
Employees
93,686
Economic Contribution
£6bn
Tags
54% Micro
30% Small
8% Mid
5% Large
2% Mega
42% Mature
28% Established
20% Young
10% Startup
0% New
44% Declining
21% Healthy
14% Rapid
12% Low
10% High
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 1,095 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £11 billion .
The Industry employs around 93,686 people and contributes £6 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Gambling and Betting companies is London with 189 and the fewest are located in East Midlands with 46.
The largest Gambling and Betting company is William Hill Limited with a turnover of £1.2bn. 54% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 8% Mid companies.
10% of the Gambling and Betting Industry is made up of 10% 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 (12%), the fastest growing company is Lucky Win Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 91%. Other fast growing companies include Boylesports (Ni) Limited (88%), Postcode Earth Trust (71%) and Postcode Children Trust (70%).
The UK Gambling and Betting Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 9.70x, Turnover multiple of 2.48x and a Net Asset multiple of 4.05x.