Lotteries and Gambling market on 2008, 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 = 0,48 lats (LVL)
Financial results of gaming market in Latvia 2008 mill. lats
|
|
|
2007 1st quart |
2008 1st quart |
% |
|
1. |
Total turnover of market enterprices |
45,282 |
47,268 |
104,4 |
|
2. |
GGR from Gambling and Lotteries |
41,547 |
43,295 |
104,2 |
|
2.1. |
GGR from Lotteries |
1,537 |
1,885 |
122,6 |
|
2.2. |
GGR from gambling, incl, |
40,010 |
41,410 |
103,5 |
|
|
Gaming machines |
34,133 |
35,511 |
104,0 |
|
|
Gaming tables (roulette, cards) |
3,745 |
2,859 |
76,3 |
|
|
Bingo halls |
0,478 |
0,326 |
68,2 |
|
|
Betting |
1,654 |
2,318 |
140,1 |
|
|
Phone game |
- |
0,394 |
- |
|
3. |
Other activities (bars, billiard, etc.) 1.-2. |
3,735 |
3,973 |
106,3 |
Financial results of gaming market in Latvia on 2007, 2008 mill.lats
|
|
|
2007 IV-th quarter |
2008 I-st quarter |
% |
|
1. |
Total turnover of market enterprices |
55,832 |
47,268 |
84,7 |
|
2. |
GGR from Gambling and Lotteries |
50,668 |
43,295 |
85,4 |
|
2.1. |
GGR from Lotteries |
1,379 |
1,885 |
136,7 |
|
2.2. |
GGR from gambling, incl, |
49,289 |
41,410 |
84,0 |
|
|
Gaming machines |
42,944 |
35,511 |
82,7 |
|
|
Gaming tables (roulette, cards) |
3,186 |
2,859 |
89,7 |
|
|
Bingo halls |
0,358 |
0,326 |
91,0 |
|
|
Betting |
2,462 |
2,318 |
94,2 |
|
|
Phone game |
0,339 |
0,394 |
116,2 |
|
3. |
Other activities (bars, billiard, etc.) 1.-2. |
5,164 |
3,973 |
76,9 |
The biggest gaming companies (GGR in mill.lats)
|
|
2007-3 months |
2008-3 months |
% |
|
SIA ALFOR |
13,561 |
13,919 |
102,6 |
|
SIA OLYMPIC CASINO |
6,589 |
6,309 |
95,8 |
|
SIA JOKER |
3,287 |
3,740 |
113,8 |
|
SIA POST&NEVADA |
2,241 |
2,566 |
114,5 |
|
A/S ADMIRĀĻU KLUBS |
3,396 |
2,553 |
75,2 |
|
SIA FURORS |
2,476 |
2,366 |
95,6 |
Payments in State budget from special gaming taxes and duties (mill.lats)
|
|
2007- 3 months (fact) |
2008-3 months (est.) |
2008-3 months (fact) |
% Result (to estim.) |
|
Lottery and Gambling Tax and Duty |
5,725 |
6,389 |
6,348 |
99,3 |
|
Duty on Marking Signs |
0,227 |
0,260 |
0,345 |
132,7 |
|
Duty on Sales Promotion Lotteries |
0,054 |
0,070 |
0,049 |
70,0 |
|
Total |
6,006 |
6,719 |
6,742 |
100,3 |
In addition:
Gaming taxes paid to Municipalities 1,905 mill.lats
The other calculated taxes to State budget 4,43 mill.lats.
Statistics
|
|
2006 Decem. |
2007 March |
2007 June |
2007 Septem. |
2007 Decemb. |
2008 March |
|
Gaming machines |
16868 |
16327 |
16792 |
16974 |
16671 |
16235 |
|
Roulette tables |
37 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
38 |
33 |
|
Card tables |
139 |
137 |
137 |
137 |
141 |
120 |
|
Gaming Halls |
554 |
565 |
570 |
564 |
558 |
540 |
|
Bingo Halls |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
Gaming places outside gaming halls |
346* |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Casinos |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
13 |
|
Betting points |
19 |
19 |
20 |
19 |
19 |
20 |
* In accordance to Gaming and Lotteries Law there are prohibited to operate gaming machines outside casinos and gaming halls since January 1, 2007.
Sales promotional lotteries
3 months 2008 there were issued by the Inspection:
· 66 lottery permissions (for lotteries prize fund whereof is larger than 710 EUR;
·
245 lottery
confirmations (for lotteries prize fund whereof is smaller than
Total prize fund being subject to a state fee shall be 197028 lats and the state fee collected constitutes 49257 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.
Summary of Gaming Market in Latvia (2003 2007)
|
N.p.k. |
Indices |
Unit |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
|
1. |
Total turnover of Market enterprises |
Mill.EUR |
77.228 |
100.739 |
145.603 |
211.937 |
288,588 |
|
2. |
-GGR from Gambling and Lotteries |
Mill.EUR |
66.834 |
93.023 |
131.687 |
193.056 |
258,480 |
|
2.1. |
- GGR from gambling |
Mill.EUR |
62,675 |
87,852 |
125,645 |
185,651 |
250,077 |
|
2.2. |
- GGR from Lotteries |
Mill.EUR |
4,159 |
5,171 |
6,042 |
7,405 |
8,403 |
|
3. |
Gambling and Lotteries tax and duty paid to state budget |
Mill.EUR |
10.459 |
13.538 |
16.846 |
26.365 |
35,639 |
|
4. |
Gambling and Lotteries tax and paid to municipalities budget |
Mill.EUR |
2.662 |
3.500 |
4.532 |
7.312 |
10,357 |
|
5. |
Gambling and Lotteries tax and duty TOTAL (3.+4.) |
Mill.EUR |
13.121 |
17.038 |
21.378 |
33.677 |
45,996 |
|
6. |
Gambling and Lotteries tax and duty total to GGR (5.:2.) |
% |
19,63 |
18,31 |
16,25 |
17,44 |
17,79 |
|
7. |
Other paid taxes |
Mill.EUR |
4.351 |
6.640 |
11.128 |
16.529 |
26,215 |
|
8. |
Paid taxes in Total (5.+7.) |
Mill.EUR |
17.472 |
23.678 |
32.506 |
50.206 |
72,211 |
|
9. |
Total paid taxes to market turnover(8.:1.) |
% |
22,62 |
23,50 |