Unique customers visiting a bingo club or casino or operating an online or telephone betting account in the 12-month period
Admissions
Individual customer visits to bingo clubs and casinos
EBITDA
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation and exceptional items
Like for Like
Excludes bingo clubs and casinos not open for a full 12 months in 2006 and 2007
Operating profit
Earnings before interest, tax and exceptional items
Operating margin
Operating profit expressed as a percentage of revenue
Revenue
Income retained by Group after deductions for VAT and players' winnings
Share consolidation
A reduction of a company's shares in issue, often associated with a capital return
Special dividend
A one-time distribution of funds to shareholders
Spend per head
Revenue divided by admissions
Tax & regulation
AMLD (amusement machine licence duty)
An annual duty payment relating to gaming machines. The rate of duty payable varies according to machine category
British Gambling Prevalence Survey 2007
Study of the prevalence of gambling in Great Britain, conducted between September 2006 and March 2007
Category B1 gaming machine
Gaming machine with maximum stake of £2 and maximum prize of £4,000 (up to 20 permitted per casino)
Category B2 gaming machine
Gaming machine with maximum stake of £100 and maximum prize of £500 (up to four permitted per licensed betting office)
Category B3 gaming machine
Gaming machine with maximum stake of £1 and maximum prize of £500 (up to four permitted per bingo club or adult gaming centre)
Category C gaming machine
Gaming machine with maximum stake of 50p and maximum prize of £35
Casino Advisory Panel
Independent body appointed by the Department of Culture Media and Sport to advise on the locations for new casinos granted under the Gambling Act
Casino gaming duty
A gross profits tax applied to revenue from casino table games (including electronic roulette and other electronic versions of table games)
Gambling Act
The Gambling Act 2005 is the primary piece of legislation governing gambling regulations in Great Britain
GamCare
A charitable organisation which provides counselling to those with gambling-related problems
Gambling Commission
The governing body for all sectors of gambling in Great Britain, with the exceptions of the National Lottery and spread betting
Responsibility in Gambling Trust (RiGT)
A charity that funds treatment, education and research related to problem gambling
Gaming terminology
Adult gaming centre
A gaming machines arcade
Electronic bingo
A means of playing bingo using an electronic terminal rather than paper books
Interval games
An automated game of bingo played in a licensed club
Mainstage bingo
A traditional game of bingo played in a licensed club
Pari-mutuel gaming
Gaming where players compete with each other to win prizes. The house may take a fee for organising the game but does not participate actively. Also called 'player-to-player' gaming
Section 21 gaming terminal
A gaming terminal played under Section 21 of the 1968 Gaming Act. No longer permitted under the Gambling Act 2005
White label agreement
An agreement to provide interactive gambling services to customers, marketed under a third-party brand
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