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Written question asked by Lord Acton (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Davies of Oldham (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 March 2007.


Gambling

Question
asked Her Majesty's Government:How much they estimate was the total gambling turnover in the United Kingdom for each of the years 2001 to 2006.
Answer

The Government's estimate of total UK gambling stake, which is broadly equivalent to turnover for the gambling sector, is set out in the following table.

UK Gambling Stake 2001-02-2005-06 (£ million)
Financial Year Total Stake
2001-02 52,561
2002-03 63,394
2003-04 77,916
2004-05 92,496
2005-06 91,516
Source: HMRC bulletins, Gaming Board, Gambling Commission Annual Reports, DCMS estimates.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
2560; 690 c183WA
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Gambling
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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