EL Members Contributed 22 Billion Euros Back to Society in 2022

This is the most important outcome of EL’s 17th consecutive report on the lottery sector in Europe, compiled of data gathered from the 68 EL members in 2022. Of the total of 22 billion euros, 73% went to state budgets, 12% went to support social and other societal purposes, almost 9% to support sports, 4% to culture & heritage, nearly 2% to support health and only 0.4% to education.

The report over 2022 shows further that the total GGR (Gross Gaming Revenue) of all gaming categories amounted to just over 38 billion euros, an increase of some 6% compared to 2021. More than half of this GGR (53%) was accounted for by the results of Draw Based Games (DBGs) organized by the EL Members in their national markets. DBGs grew by some 3% compared to 2021. Instant games showed a 2% growth compared to the previous year, making it the slowest growing category in 2022. Sports betting accounted over 2022 a growth of more than 7% compared to the previous year and became now the second fastest growing game category within the EL Members base. Online operations grew further, with a growth percentage of just over 9%.

The results over 2022 should be seen against the background that more than half (55%) of the EL Members were and are faced with any form of advertisement restrictions. The restrictions can be of any kind and of influence to any game category, offline or online. The EL members offer legally controlled games that protect vulnerable players and channel them away from illegal operations and the most harmful games.

The EL members reported a total of a little over 51,000 employees in the lottery sector, an increase of 5% compared to 2021. The ratio between male and female employees was 50% in 2022. https://www.european-lotteries.org/sites/default/files/2024-01/_Report%20on%20the%20Lottery%20Sector%20in%20Europe%202022.pdf