The UK National Lottery generated the second highest gross gaming yield (GGY) between July and September 2025, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) reported.
With iGaming landing on top at £1.4bn in generated GGY for that period, the National Lottery stood at a solid second place with £843m in GGY generated across both remote and non-remote channels.
This was right after a record quarter, where the lottery managed to generate £926m in GGY between April and June.
It is important to note, however, that ticket sales decreased quarter-on-quarter, down from £2.1bn in June to £1.97bn in September. Good causes contributions also declined, dropping from £480m to £403m.
The current operator of the National Lottery is international gambling conglomerate Allwyn, which is in its third year of a 10-year concession. The company remains committed to doubling the weekly returns to good causes from £30m-a-week as it was at the start of the licence to £60m by 2034.
Alongside the quarterly GGY estimates, the UKGC also simultaneously published its Gambling Survey for Great Britain (GSGB) in an attempt to provide a more comprehensive overview of the UK market by placing both datasets side by side.
Surveying a pool of 5,884 respondents over the age of 18 and spanning between 30 June-31 October 2025, the report surprisingly found that the lowest online gambling engagement rate was among the 18-24 age group at 23%, the same as for in-person gambling.
The highest participation rates were recorded among those aged between 55 and 64, capped at 56%, closely followed by those aged 45 to 54 at 55%.
Both age groups remained equally engaged with online gambling at 46%, while the 55-64 group inched higher at 32% when it comes to in-person gambling, compared to the 31% among those aged 45-54.
Helen Bryce, UKGC Head of Statistics, commented: “Publishing the official statistics on the same day means we can highlight the opportunity to look at the two datasets side by side and to assess their coherence and comparability with each other.
“This is the type of analysis that our team looks to undertake. We hope that by co-ordinating the publication of these important statistics we can highlight the nature of the opportunity, and the potential pitfalls for others to be aware of when using these data sources together.”