When surveyed in 2023 and 2024, it was found that around a quarter of adults in Great Britain had bought tickets for the National Lottery draw in the previous four weeks. Meanwhile, 17 percent had bought them in person.

Comprehensive dataset of 132 Lottery shops in United Kingdom as of June, 2025. Includes verified contact information (email, phone), geocoded addresses, customer ratings, reviews, business categories, and operational details. Perfect for market research, lead generation, competitive analysis, and business intelligence. Download a complimentary sample to evaluate data quality and completeness.

Here you can find out about what organisations in your area have received Lottery grants and what the money was spent on. This search page allows you to find out what groups and people received Lottery funding in your local authority area, since Lottery funding began and in particular years. You can view details of Lottery grant recipients based on good cause theme by clicking on a section of the chart and by clicking on a point in the graph.

The advanced search feature allows you to search for Lottery grant information using certain criteria which are:

• by good cause area; • by distributing body; • by geographical area; • by local authority; • by parliamentary constituency; • by the name of the grant recipient; • by the name of the project; • by grant date; • by grant amount.

The DCMS Lottery Grants Database only holds information relating to completed grants/grants in progress made by the Lottery distributing bodies, excluding those grants made by the Olympic Lottery Distributor. It does not hold details of applications for Lottery grants.

Bulk download of the data is possible, although it is still split up into a couple of downloads per year. e.g. search for a year's worth of data: http://www.lottery.culture.gov.uk///SearchResults.aspx?Year=2015 and then download it in TSV format using the links at the bottom "Download resources part 1 (txt) part 2 (txt)". If you are scripting the download, you'll need to do supply the search cookie.

The information held on the DCMS Lottery Grants Database is provided by the Lottery distributing bodies.

There is a discussion about this dataset in the DCMS Open Data Strategy 2012 p10-13 https://data.gov.uk/sites/default/files/DCMS%20Open%20Data%20Strategy_10.pdf

According to a 2024 survey, 24 percent of respondents aged 35 to 44 years old participated in forms of online gambling in Great Britain that did not include the National Lottery, making it the age group with the highest share of online gambling participants in that year. Comparatively, just three percent of respondents aged over 75 participated in online gambling.

A monthly-updated list of all financial transactions spending over £500 made by National Lottery Commission, as part of the Government's commitment to transparency in expenditure.

Comprehensive dataset of 1,877 Lottery retailers in United Kingdom as of June, 2025. Includes verified contact information (email, phone), geocoded addresses, customer ratings, reviews, business categories, and operational details. Perfect for market research, lead generation, competitive analysis, and business intelligence. Download a complimentary sample to evaluate data quality and completeness.

United Kingdom Weekly Household Exp: Avg: RC: RS: GP: Lottery data was reported at 1.800 GBP in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.900 GBP for 2015. United Kingdom Weekly Household Exp: Avg: RC: RS: GP: Lottery data is updated yearly, averaging 1.900 GBP from Dec 2006 (Median) to 2016, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.200 GBP in 2012 and a record low of 1.800 GBP in 2016. United Kingdom Weekly Household Exp: Avg: RC: RS: GP: Lottery data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.H023: Average Weekly Household Expenditure.

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The main aims of this research were to determine the levels of underage sales of National Lottery products, and the prevalence of 'problem gambling' (as determined by the DSM-IV-MR-J - see full reference under 'Main Topics' section below) by under-16-year-olds on National Lottery scratchcards. These findings were also compared with a similar study conducted in 1997*. The research also attempted to explore whether those under 16 understood the reasons for the age restriction on the National Lottery.
*The findings from the 1997 survey were reported in: Fisher, S.E. (1998) Gambling and problem gambling among adolescents in England and Wales, prepared for the Office of the National Lottery, OFLOT (now The National Lottery Commission).
Main Topics:

Subjects covered included: demographic details, general questions about gambling in lifetime/past year, past week National Lottery Draw play, past week National Lottery scratchcard play, past week National Lottery 'Thunderball' play, illegal and legal purchases on all three National Lottery games, number of successful and unsuccessful attempts on all National Lottery games, past week expenditure on other gambling games, what respondents think the attitude of their parents is towards gambling on the National Lottery/fruit machines, social and psychological implications of gambling on fruit machines/National Lottery scratchcards in the past year; viewing of National Lottery television programmes, attitudes towards the National Lottery.

Standard Measures
DSM-IV-MR-J (youth adapted version of the DSM-IV criteria published by the American Psychiatric Association, 1994).

The file consists of three spreadsheets. This first one is the dataset. It contains information extracted from primary studies that were part of the quantitative synthesis of a systematic review of school randomised admissions. The second tab is the codebook, including a brief description of each variable extracted or assessed from the primary studies, and its corresponding values. The third sheet shows the APA bibliographic reference and access link for each of the primary studies included in the meta-analysis.These data were used for one of the research chapters of the author's PhD thesis, available here https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10096351

According to the survey, an average of 31.5 percent of respondents aged 25 to 34 years participated in gambling in the Great Britain in 2021, excluding those who only play the National Lottery. Comparatively, 25.3 percent of respondents aged 65 years and older participated in gambling in the same period.

BIG Lottery Fund Junior Staff Data Set as at 31 March 2012

This statistic depicts the expenditures of the UK Sports Council Lottery Distribution Fund in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014/15 to 2018/19, by type. In 2015/16, the UK Sports Council Lottery Distribution Fund spend approximately *** million British pounds on staff costs.

United Kingdom HMRC: Receipts: Customs & Excise Duties: Betting, Gaming & Lottery data was reported at 556.813 GBP mn in Oct 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 84.728 GBP mn for Sep 2018. United Kingdom HMRC: Receipts: Customs & Excise Duties: Betting, Gaming & Lottery data is updated monthly, averaging 94.824 GBP mn from Jan 1970 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 586 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 556.813 GBP mn in Oct 2018 and a record low of 7.000 GBP mn in Feb 1971. United Kingdom HMRC: Receipts: Customs & Excise Duties: Betting, Gaming & Lottery data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by HM Revenue & Customs. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.F013: HM Revenue and Customs Receipts.

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BIG Lottery Fund Senior Staff Data Set as at 31 March 2012

This statistic displays the findings of a survey on the share of people participating in lotteries and related products in Great Britain in 2016, by ethnic group. During the survey period, it was found that ** percent of the Asian respondents stated that they participated in the National Lottery draws during the past 12 months.

This statistic displays the findings of a survey on the share of people participating in lotteries and related products in Great Britain in 2016, by mental ill health. During the survey period, it was found that ** percent of respondents with probable mental ill health as per the GHQ-12 score stated that they participated in the National Lottery draws during the past 12 months.

Revenue is forecast to edge down at a compound annual rate of 0.2% over the five years through 2024-25 to £16.9 billion. The industry faced challenges from the pandemic, which caused revenue to decline over the years with many gambling sites, from bookmarkers to casinos and gamblers. Regulations from the government have also challenged earnings for many businesses. For example, the Department for Culture Media & Sport has set new regulations by setting maximum stake limits in online slot games to £5 per game cycle for adults aged 25 and over and £2 for those aged 18 to 24 from September 2024. This decreases the amount players can bet, limiting revenue growth. However, the emergence of online betting is increasing the revenue pool for businesses and many have been investing in digitalising their services. The large sporting events in 2024, with the 2024 UEFA European Men's Championship and the 2024 Paris Olympics, have increased betting activity from the sports betting sector, driving revenue. These factors have contributed to a stronger revenue performance in 2024-25, with revenue expected to grow by 6.9%. Despite constant regulations, the industry's profit is set to improve in 2024-25, rising to 5.5%. This is largely due to gambling's addictive nature, which means there will always be high betting activities, boosting profit opportunities. The industry's shift towards digitalisation is also reducing costs like wages, as remote betting has mitigated labour and purchase costs. Revenue is forecast to climb at a compound annual rate of 1.9% over the five years through 2029-30 to reach £18.5 billion. Significant hikes in remote gambling will drive this growth as it erodes traditional bookmakers' market share. Online betting services will continue to swell as businesses innovate and improve the online experience using AI. However, calls for greater regulation due to the potential harm of gambling may impede the industry's expansion. For example, Nationwide are taking steps to tackle gambling harm by offering gambling blocks to customers using their cards to gamble.

In a survey held in the 3rd quarter of 2024, it was found that the most popular gambling and betting brands in the United Kingdom was the National Lottery. Meanwhile, in second place was the EuroMillions.