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FINANCIAL RESULTS FROM GAMBLING 2017-2019 CATEGORY


2017


Total turnover (all sectors) Total GGR (all sectors) Gaming machines Gaming tables Bingo halls


Betting points Online gambling


Net turnover Lottery €265.5m 2018


2019


€248.6m €277.7m €307m €199.7m €17.9m €0.28m €2.3m €28.1m €36.6m


Other activities (billiards, bars) €16.9m


€16.6m €0.21m €2.7m €41.1m €40.8m €15.7m


REVENUE FROM ONLINE GAMBLING 2017-2019 2017


Total GGR online gambling Casino games Betting


Card tournaments


€28.1m €17.9m €9.9m


€0.22m 2018


€41.1m €27.6m €13.2m €0.26m


Lottery and gambling tax to


government budget Lottery and gambling tax to


municipalities Other taxes to budget


€31m €8.2m €31.2m


Duty on Sales Promotion Lotteries €0.39m


2018 €39m €9.4m €27m


€293.4m €324.3m €216.9m


€231.5m €17.3m €0.23m €3.2m


€54.6m €17.2m


2019


€54.6m €39.3m €14.9m €0.42m


PAYMENTS TO BUDGET FROM SPECIAL GAMING TAXES 2017-2019 2017


2019


€40.9m €9.5m


€0.40m


NUMBER OF GAMING MACHINES/VENUES 2017-2019 2017


Gaming machines Roulette tables Card tables Gaming Halls Bingo halls Casinos


Betting points Lottery sales points


Latvia has also introduced a self-exclusion scheme, which means that players can now prohibit themselves from gambling for a minimum time period of 12 months. Te register went live on January 1st this year and is run by the Latvian Lotteries and Gambling Supervisory Inspection board (IAUI) under the Gambling and Lotteries Law. It covers land-based and online gamblers.


Tose who want to be included in the self- exclusion person register can request in writing or via an online application that they wish to be banned regarding participation in gambling, interactive gambling and interactive lotteries. Tis initiative is just one of a number of measures the IAUI is undertaking to help prevent problem gambling.


Previously, players had to inform each particular gaming company of their desire not to gamble. But the new system means there is now a


8,546 21 64


308 2 7


58 861


unified register and all gambling companies will be informed through a single submission. Te self exclusion register has been in force since January 1st and by February 19 there were more than 4,700 people included.


Te IAUI reported in November last year that there were about 125 people who had requested support for problems relating to gambling addiction and it is hoped the self-exclusion provision will help those who need a break from gambling. Also, since July 2019, within the IAUI department, a psychologist-consultant position was set up to help individuals refrain from excessive gambling. Within six months there were some 300 consultations with individuals and 20 group consultations with players and their family members.


By the end of 2018 there were some 287,500 players registered on online gambling sites operated by nine companies.


2018 8,650


15 47


311 2 5


66 870


€30.9m €0.40m


2019 8,524


15 46


306 2 5


74 870


THE FUTURE OF GAMING ARCADES At the end of last year, the Saeima endorsed a


proposal to provide local governments with the right to ban gambling in their municipalities. Te proposal is in its second reading and the Latvian Game Business Association (LSBA) fears this will lead to illegal gambling if municipalities choose to ban gambling in their region.


As a result of the 2020 budget decision municipalities will now only receive five per cent of gambling tax revenue. Previously, it was 25 per cent. It is feared some municipalities may now completely ban gambling with little financial incentive to keep venues open.


President of the Latvian Gaming Business Association, Arnis Verzēmnieks said: “We have already heard of municipalities intending to designate areas where there is no gambling area, and usually this area covers the entire city or with the proviso, that gambling is restricted to


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