H1 revenue from the Lithuania Gaming Control Authority showed figures were clear of the €108.5 million reported around the same period in the past year.
Revenue for the channel climbed 12.5% year-on-year to €72.2 million starting with the online market. Player spending increased by 8.7% to €1.05 billion, winning $973.1 million in the process.
Category A online slots are games with unlimited winnings. These were undoubtedly the star of the show in H1. The said slots generated €53.5 million in revenue. This is more than any other segment across both the online and land-based market in Lithuania. Player spending on these machines also hit a market-high of €627.7 million. This is up 6.2%.
With maximum stakes of LTL1 or €0.3 and wins limited to 200 times customer bets, revenue was flat at €1.8 million in H1 for Category B online slots. Furthermore, online table revenue climbed 11.7% year-on-year to €6.7 million.
With player wagers up 2.4% to €289.0 million, sports betting revenue edged up 1.6% to €19.3 million during H1.
Total revenue in this sector amounted to €34.7 million, turning now to the land-based market. This is a 4.4% decline. As player stakes declined 5.6% to €217.8 million, the drop came.
The most popular product in the retail markets are Category B slot machines. This is with the revenue of €14.4 million. Even though this was down 6.5%. Player wagers on these machines declined 6.5% to €92.1 million.
Revenue was 5.3% higher year-on-year at €7.9 million in terms of Category A slots. This is with staking edging up 4.7% to €31.8 million.
For now, revenue from table games dropped 9.1% to €8.0 million. Sports betting revenue also fell 6.4% to €4.4 million.
The Lithuania Gaming Control Authority also published data on lotteries, separate to the main figures. Gross gaming revenue from lotteries amounted to €32.7 million during the first half, a rise of 6.2%.
