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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 |
|
2.2.1. |
Gaming machines |
35,511 |
19,661 |
55,4 |
|
2.2.2. |
Gaming tables (roulette, cards) |
2,859 |
1,849 |
64,7 |
|
2.2.3. |
Bingo halls |
0,326 |
0,192 |
58,9 |
|
2.2.4. |
Betting |
2,318 |
2,774 |
119,7 |
|
2.2.5. |
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 |
|
2.2.1. |
Gaming machines |
29,486 |
19,661 |
66,7 |
|
2.2.2. |
Gaming tables (roulette, cards) |
2,737 |
1,849 |
67,6 |
|
2.2.3. |
Bingo halls |
0,311 |
0,192 |
61,7 |
|
2.2.4. |
Betting |
2,795 |
2,774 |
99,2 |
|
2.2.5. |
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
710 EUR).
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 (%)
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
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 |
|
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