Lotteries and Gambling market on 2011, 9 months

 

There are all together 15 gambling license holders and State owned Joint Stock Company „ Latvijas Loto” (state scale lotteries).                         

1 EUR = 0,7028 lats (LVL)    1 USD = 0,502 lats (LVL)     

Financial results of gaming market in Latvia 2011, 9 months

 (mill. lats)

 

 

2010-9m

2011-9m

%

1.

 Total turnover of market enterprices

67,578

77,974

115,4

2.

 GGR from Gambling and Lotteries

61,343

71,721

116,9

2.1.

Net turnover from Lotteries

4,260

5,078

119,2

2.2.

 GGR from gambling, incl,

57,083

66,643

116,7

2.2.1.

               Gaming machines

50,147

59,163

117,9

2.2.2.

               Gaming tables (roulette, cards)

4,997

5,774

115,6

2.2.3.

                Bingo halls

0,349

0,375

107,5

2.2.4.

                Betting

0,755

0,994

131,6

2.2.5.

                Phone game

0,835

0,337

  40,3

3.

Other activities (bars, billiard, etc.) 1.-2.

6,235

6,253

100,3

 

 

The biggest gaming companies (GGR in mill.lats)

 

2010

9 months

2011

9 months

%

SIA ALFOR

20,826

23,256

111,7

SIA OLYMPIC CASINO

11,191

13,499

120,6

SIA ADMIRĀĻU KLUBS

6,752

7,834

116,0

SIA JOKER

5,415

7,756

143,2

SIA DLV

2,562

3,282

128,1

 

Payments in State budget from special gaming taxes and duties

(mill.lats)

 

 2010- 9 months (fact)

2011-9 months  (est.)

2011-9 months (fact)

% to estimate 2011 -9

% to fact 2010-9

 Lottery and Gambling Tax and Duty

9,452

9,632

9,688

100,6

102,5

Duty on Marking Signs

0,361

0,239

0,199

 83,2

 66,2

 Duty on Sales Promotion Lotteries

0,166

0,148

0,125

 84,5

 75,3

 Lottery and Gambling Tax paid to Municipalities

2,779

2,838

2,826

  99,6

101,7

 Other taxes

5,482

5,300

6,236

117,7

113,8

 

Number of gaming equipment and gaming venues

 

2010

Septem.

2010

Dec.

2011

March

2011

June

2011

Septem.

Gaming machines

7887

7973

7953

7789

7844

Roulette tables

15

15

15

15

16

Card tables

62

62

72

62

63

Gaming Halls

324

327

327

323

322

Bingo Halls

2

2

2

2

3

Casinos

6

6

6

6

6

Betting points

17

18

18

18

20

 

 

Sales promotional lotteries

 

9 months 2011 there were issued by the Inspection:

·        169 lottery permissions (for lotteries prize fund whereof is larger than 710 EUR;

·        445 lottery confirmations (for lotteries prize fund whereof is smaller than 710 EUR).

 

Total prize fund being subject to a state fee shall be 491.741 lats and the state fee collected constitutes 125.008 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

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Dynamics of the financial indices of the gambling industry (thous. Lats).

 

The share of the gambling operators in the market according to the GGR (%)

 

The share of the gambling operators in the market according to the total number of gambling equipment items (%)

 

 

 

 

SUMMARY OF LATVIAN LOTTERIES AND GAMBLING MARKET

2006 – 2010 (Million EUR)

 (Specified in accordance with Annual Reports)

 

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

1. Total turnover of gaming companies:

211,938

276,625

240,360

144,331

132,995

    1.1. GGR from gambling and state lottery:

193,058

 259,625

218,429

126,754

122,323

     1.1.1. net turnover from state lottery;

7,406

     8,405

11,453

9,180

8,407

     1.1.2. GGR from gambling:

185,652

 251,220

206,976

117,574

113,916

          1.1.2.1. GGR from slot machines;

160,068

 215,412

184,496

101,209

100,798

         1.1.2.2. GGR from casino game tables;

 16,356

 21,249

17,482

9,965

9,728

         1.1.2.3. GGR from bingo;

2,163

    1,920

1,786

0,946

0,707

         1.1.2.4. GGR from phone games;

-

     0,891

2,158

4,312

1,202

         1.1.2.5. GGR from betting

7,065*

 11,748*

1,054

1,142

1,481

    1.2. income from other activities

18,880

17,000

21,931

17,577

10,672

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Number of license holders:

20

20

20

18

17

    2.1. Lottery companies on national scale;

1

1

1

1

1

    2.2. Companies organizing gambling.

19

19

19

17

16

3. Number of gaming halls

554

558

457

333

327

4. Number of casino

 15

16

11

7

6

5. Number of slot machines

 16868

16671

13761

8190

7973

6. Number of roulette tables

 37

38

29

18

15

7. Number of card and dice tables

 139

141

104

73

62

 * Different calculation of income