NL Sales Data 2025
Request
Please could you provide weekly National Lottery sales data, by week-ending date, for the period 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025.
Please provide the data for the following categories:
- Scratchcards
- Interactive Instant Win Games
- Draw-based Games
I note that previous FOI requests have seen equivalent weekly National Lottery sales data published, including the request titled "NL Sales Data 2015 to 2025", which provided a weekly breakdown of National Lottery sales from January 2015 to December 2024, split by Draw-based Games, Scratchcards,and Interactive Instant Win Games.
I am specifically requesting weekly data for 2025, rather than the broader public statistics already available in the Gambling Commission's statistics and research series.
If the weekly 2025 data is held but cannot be disclosed, please confirm that it is held and explain which FOIA exemption applies. If any exemption is relied upon, please provide the reasoning for that exemption and disclose any parts of the requested information that can be released.
Response
Thank you for your request which has been processed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
In your email you have requested weekly National Lottery sales data, by week-ending date, for the period 01 January 2025 to 31 December 2025. Specifically, you requested data for the following categories:
- Scratchcards
- Interactive Instant Win Games
- Draw-based Games
Please find attached a breakdown of weekly sales data for 01 January 2025 to 31 December 2025.
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