EGBA Members Contributed More Than €5.5 Billion To European Society In 2025 – New Report

13.11.2026

Our latest sustainability report shows EGBA members contributed more than €5.5 billion to European society in 2025, including €4.5 billion in taxes.

Brussels, 13 November 2026 – Members of the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) contributed more than €5.5 billion to European society in 2025 through taxes, investment in sport and charitable donations, according to the association’s sixth annual sustainability report, published today.

The Sustainability Report 2026 outlines the joint efforts and progress made by EGBA and its members in creating sustainable value for European society. It presents aggregated data from member operators across economic and social contributions, customers, safety tools, the promotion of safer gambling, and energy and environment. EGBA and its members are committed to transparency and to reinforcing a strong culture of social responsibility, and the report will continue to track their progress each year. The report is published ahead of European Safer Gambling Week, which takes place from 16 to 22 November.

“Our members are investing in Europe and protecting players,” said Pierre Tournier, Interim Secretary General of EGBA. “They continue to make a major contribution to European society, funding public services, sport and local communities. Their safer gambling efforts are also becoming more personalised, and more players than ever are choosing to use safety tools. This shows that our members are setting the standard, not just meeting it.”

“But a sustainable sector that helps keep players safe depends on players choosing the regulated market,” Tournier added. “That is where they are protected, and where Europe gains the taxes and investment set out in this report. That is why, in a joint letter in this year’s report, our member CEOs call for evidence-led regulation that keeps the regulated market attractive to players, and for stronger enforcement against illegal operators and those who facilitate them.”

Key sustainability highlights from EGBA members (2025)

Economic and social contributions

• €4.5 billion contributed in taxes to European economies, up from €3.8 billion in 2024, including corporate and gaming taxes, helping fund public services and community initiatives.
• €768 million invested in European sport through sponsorships, levies and streaming rights payments, a 5% increase on 2024. Streaming rights accounted for the largest share (56%).
• 66,743 employees across online and land-based operations, a 6% increase on 2024.
• €186.6 million donated to charities and community initiatives not related to gambling, a 19% increase on 2024.

Safety tools

• 16.5 million customer accounts used safety tools voluntarily, a 25% increase on 2024. This represents 38% of all customer accounts, up from 34%.
• 52% of customers who used safety tools voluntarily were aged 35 or under, up from 49% in 2024.
• Deposit limits remained the most popular safety tool, accounting for 61% of the tools used by customers voluntarily.

Promotion of safer gambling

• 29.6 million personalised safety messages sent to customers, a 6% increase on 2024. Personalised messages, tailored to a customer’s individual playing behaviour, now make up 31% of all safety messages sent, up from 28%.
• 85% of all employees received dedicated safer gambling training.
• €98.2 million contributed to research, education and treatment (RET) to support gambling harm prevention.

Notes to editors: The data presented in the report is collected and aggregated from individual submissions by EGBA operator members as part of the association’s annual data collection process. Unless stated otherwise, the report data and commentary cover the online gambling operations of EGBA members in the EU and UK, for the reporting period from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025. EGBA’s membership has grown over time, and data from new members is included from their first reporting year. Year-on-year comparisons should be read in this context. Employee and sport investment figures include both online and land-based operations. The €5.5 billion figure is based on members’ tax contributions, investment in sport and charitable donations, and does not include their wider economic contribution, such as salaries, social security contributions or spending with suppliers. Customer figures refer to customer accounts. Customers with accounts at more than one member are counted once for each account. Due to rounding, some data percentages may not precisely reflect absolute figures. While the report has not undergone an external audit, every effort has been made to ensure accuracy.

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