Lottery continues to be a major driving force behind Allwyn’s financial growth, sitting as one of the biggest contributors behind the firm’s Q3 performance.
Net gaming revenue (NGR) from the lottery segment came in at €551m, which was 7% higher YoY compared to the €513m in Q3 2024. Digital lottery sales yielded even bigger dividends, climbing 16% YoY.
A big chunk of that would’ve come from Allwyn’s tenure as operator of the UK National Lottery, with constant investments to modernise the biggest contributor to good causes continuing to bring dividends.
The numbers check out when comparing with the official April 2024-March 2025 stats distributed by the UK Gambling Commission, which noted that ticket sales for the National Lottery continue to gradually climb, and that non-retails sales (digital) in particular made up a total of €3.8bn for that period in comparison to €3.6bn in the previous year.
Results are touted to climb even further throughout Q4 and in 2026 thanks to the landmark deal brokered in October that would see Allwyn initiate an all-share merger with Greek gambling conglomerate OPAP – the result of which will give birth to the “the second largest listed gaming entertainment company in the world”, as described by both companies.
Robert Chvatal, Allwyn CEO, added: “This transaction…safeguards the long term value of OPAP in a rapidly evolving gaming environment and enables OPAP’s public shareholders to benefit from Allwyn’s unique platform, including growth, scale, diversification, access to leading technology and digitalisation, and a developing global brand, while continuing to benefit from substantial and resilient cash returns.
“For Allwyn, this represents the natural next milestone in our journey, with a public market listing expanding our capital markets access to equity markets and elevating the profile of Allwyn’s global platform.
Elsewhere, NGR also climbed across the board, with VLTs and Casinos NGR going up 6% YoY for a total of €139m, sports betting up by 3% to €129m, and iGaming growing by 2% YoY to reach €120m.
Total group revenue for the three months ending 30 September came in at €2.2bn, up 4% from the same period last year (Q3’ 24: €2.1bn), while GGR made up €2.1bn of that.