Lotteries and Gambling market on 2009
1st quarter
There are all together 19 gambling license holders and State owned Joint Stock Company „ Latvijas Loto” (state scale lotteries).
1 EUR = 0,7028 lats (LVL) 1 USD = 0,51 lats (LVL)
Financial results of gaming market in Latvia 2009,
1st quarter (mill. lats)
|
|
|
2008 1st quart. |
2009 1st quart. |
% |
|
1. |
Total turnover of market enterprices |
47,268 |
31,284 |
66,2 |
|
2. |
GGR from Gambling and Lotteries |
43,295 |
27,682 |
63,9 |
|
2.1. |
GGR from Lotteries |
1,885 |
2,018 |
107,1 |
|
2.2. |
GGR from gambling, incl, |
41,410 |
25,663 |
61,9 |
|
|
Gaming machines |
35,511 |
19,661 |
55,4 |
|
|
Gaming tables (roulette, cards) |
2,859 |
1,849 |
64,7 |
|
|
Bingo halls |
0,326 |
0,192 |
58,9 |
|
|
Betting |
2,318 |
2,774 |
119,7 |
|
|
Phone game |
0,394 |
1,188 |
301,4 |
|
3. |
Other activities (bars, billiard, etc.) 1.-2. |
3,973 |
3,602 |
90,7 |
Financial results of gaming market in Latvia on 2008-2009 (mill.lats)
|
|
|
2008 IV-th quarter |
2009 I-st quarter |
% |
|
1. |
Total turnover of market enterprices |
43,202 |
31,284 |
72,4 |
|
2. |
GGR from Gambling and Lotteries |
38,366 |
27,682 |
72,1 |
|
2.1. |
GGR from Lotteries |
2,363 |
2,018 |
85,4 |
|
2.2. |
GGR from gambling, incl, |
36,003 |
25,663 |
71,3 |
|
|
Gaming machines |
29,486 |
19,661 |
66,7 |
|
|
Gaming tables (roulette, cards) |
2,737 |
1,849 |
67,6 |
|
|
Bingo halls |
0,311 |
0,192 |
61,7 |
|
|
Betting |
2,795 |
2,774 |
99,2 |
|
|
Phone game |
0,674 |
1,188 |
176,3 |
|
3. |
Other activities (bars, billiard, etc.) 1.-2. |
4,836 |
3,602 |
74,5 |
The biggest gaming companies (GGR in mill.lats)
|
|
2008-1st |
2009-1st |
% |
|
SIA ALFOR |
13,919 |
7,856 |
56,4 |
|
SIA OLYMPIC CASINO |
6,309 |
4,058 |
64,3 |
|
SIA TELE TOTO |
2,318 |
2,774 |
119,6 |
|
SIA JOKER |
3,740 |
2,051 |
54,8 |
|
A/S LATVIJAS LOTO |
1,885 |
2,018 |
107,1 |
|
SIA POST&NEVADA |
2,566 |
1,082 |
42,2 |
Payments in State budget from special gaming taxes and duties
(mill.lats)
|
|
2008- 3 months (fact) |
2009- 3 months (est.) |
2009- 3 months (fact) |
% Result (to estim.) |
|
Lottery and Gambling Tax and Duty |
6,348 |
4,806 |
5,201 |
108,2 |
|
Duty on Marking Signs |
0,345 |
0,219 |
0,194 |
88,5 |
|
Duty on Sales Promotion Lotteries |
0,049 |
0,045 |
0,043 |
95,5 |
|
Total |
6,742 |
5,070 |
5,438 |
107,3 |
In addition:
Gaming taxes paid to Municipalities 1,524 mill.lats
The other calculated taxes to State budget 2,831 mill.lats.
Statistics
|
|
2008 March |
2008 June |
2008 Septem. |
2008 Decemb. |
2009 March |
|
Gaming machines |
16235 |
15296 |
13907 |
13761 |
11036 |
|
Roulette tables |
33 |
33 |
28 |
29 |
22 |
|
Card tables |
120 |
118 |
105 |
104 |
92 |
|
Gaming Halls |
540 |
499 |
449 |
457 |
408 |
|
Bingo Halls |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
Casinos |
13 |
13 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
|
Betting points |
20 |
20 |
20 |
19 |
18 |
Sales promotional lotteries
3 months 2009 there were issued by the Inspection:
· 52 lottery permissions (for lotteries prize fund whereof is larger than 710 EUR);
·
208 lottery
confirmations (for lotteries prize fund whereof is smaller than
Total prize fund being subject to a state fee shall be 171519 lats and the state fee collected constitutes 42880 lats.
Income from the said fee shall be used for implementation of design of the National Library of Latvia pursuant to provisions of the Law on Lotteries of Goods and Services.
Characteristics of the financial actions of the gambling operators
1st quarter 2009
Dynamics of the financial indices of the gambling industry (thous. Lats).
The share of the gambling operators in the market according to the GGR (%)
SUMMARY OF LATVIAN LOTTERIES AND GAMBLING MARKET
2003 – 2008 (Million EUR)
|
|
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
1. Total turnover of gaming companies: |
77,228 |
100,74 |
145,602 |
211,938 |
276,625 |
257,850 |
|
1.1. GGR from gambling and state lottery: |
66,833 |
93,023 |
131,687 |
193,058 |
259,625 |
231,862 |
|
1.1.1. net turnover from state lottery; |
4,159 |
5,171 |
6,041 |
7,406 |
8,405 |
11,452 |
|
1.1.2. GGR from gambling: |
62,674 |
87,852 |
125,646 |
185,652 |
251,220 |
220,410 |
|
1.1.2.1. GGR from slot machines; |
52,831 |
74,709 |
109,174 |
160,068 |
215,412 |
184,517 |
|
1.1.2.2. GGR from casino game tables; |
7,114 |
9,639 |
12,523 |
16,356 |
21,249 |
17,483 |
|
1.1.2.3. GGR from bingo; |
1,352 |
1,599 |
1,917 |
2,163 |
1,920 |
1,785 |
|
1.1.2.4. GGR from phone games; |
0,222 |
0,247 |
0,134 |
- |
0,891 |
2,158 |
|
1.1.2.5. GGR from betting |
1,155 |
1,658 |
1,898 |
7,065 |
11,748 |
14,467 |
|
1.2. other activities of gaming companies (bars, billiard, darts, etc. entertainment |
10,395 |
7,717 |
13,915 |
18,880 |
17,000 |
25,988 |
|
2. Number of license holders: |
22 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
|
2.1. Lottery companies on national scale; |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
2.2. Companies organizing gambling. |
21 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
|
3. Number of gaming halls |
499 |
616 |
636 |
554 |
558 |
457 |
|
4. Number of casino |
18 |
15 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
11 |
|
5. Number of slot machines |
11218 |
12668 |
14034 |
16868 |
16671 |
13761 |
|
6. Number of roulette tables |
29 |
28 |
28 |
37 |
38 |
29 |
|
7. Number of card and dice tables |
119 |
110 |
105 |
139 |
141 |
104 |