UK Gambling & Gaming Lottery and Scratch Cards - PPC Market Share Analysis July 2026

Leveraging Adthena’s Whole Market View, this analysis explores recent trends in Google Ads for the UK Lottery and Scratch Cards category from the last month. Our Data Analyst, Ask Arlo provides commentary on key findings.

Lottery and Scratch Cards – UK

Google AI Overview visibility for Gambling & Gaming Lottery and Scratch Cards UK

See how often AIOs appear and how search intent is distributed across buying signals.

AIO Frequency

How often a Google AI overview appears on search terms relevant to this category.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 21.0479468312
78.9520531688
21%

Complex Query Frequency

A complex query is a longer, more detailed search that often contains multiple keywords, specific conditions, or multi-part questions.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 44
56
44%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 3%
Transactional 11%
Navigational 10%
Seasonal 0%
Local 0%
Problem Solving 27%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 UK Gambling & Gaming Lottery and Scratch Cards brands

Here are the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Clicks for the last month.

Share of Clicks - Last month
Share of Clicks - Last month
Domain Share of clicks
national-lottery.co.uk 81.93
postcodelottery.co.uk 8.24
lottomart.com 2.17
healthlottery.co.uk 1.99
lottoland.co.uk 1.35
lottogo.com 1.05
tombola.co.uk 0.56
10bestcasinos.co.uk 0.49
betfred.com 0.43
skyvegas.com 0.34
others 1.45
  • national-lottery.co.uk - 81.93%
  • postcodelottery.co.uk - 8.24%
  • lottomart.com - 2.17%
  • healthlottery.co.uk - 1.99%
  • lottoland.co.uk - 1.35%
  • lottogo.com - 1.05%
  • tombola.co.uk - 0.56%
  • 10bestcasinos.co.uk - 0.49%
  • betfred.com - 0.43%
  • skyvegas.com - 0.34%
  • others - 1.45%

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In the gambling & gaming sector, national-lottery.co.uk dominates with 81.93% click share, overshadowing others like postcodelottery.co.uk at 8.24%. ‘Others’ collectively hold 1.45%.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 UK Gambling & Gaming Lottery and Scratch Cards brands

Curious about your market position? Here you can see the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Spend for the last month. 

Share of Spend - Last Month
Share of Spend - Last Month
Date national-lottery.co.uk healthlottery.co.uk lottomart.com postcodelottery.co.uk 10bestcasinos.co.uk skyvegas.com lottogo.com tombola.co.uk lottoland.co.uk betfred.com
2026/07/01 63.41% 4.24% 2.67% 12.58% 0.51% 0.96% 2.87% 1.45% 2.81% 1.71%
2026/07/02 57.9% 7.48% 2.54% 9.75% 1.82% 1.7% 5.15% 3.36% 4.13% 2.77%
2026/07/03 59.02% 6.62% 1.49% 8.95% 0.9% 2.87% 3.1% 2.43% 5.17% 2.22%
2026/07/04 59.71% 3.76% 1.65% 11.05% 1.58% 4.52% 2.83% 3.37% 3.77% 0.6%
2026/07/05 60.97% 4.52% 1.93% 10.24% 3.9% 3.19% 2.65% 2.39% 2.45% 1.36%
2026/07/06 65.78% 4.8% 2.4% 7.64% 3.71% 4.29% 1.82% 0.1% 2.98% 2.05%
2026/07/07 65.31% 6.16% 2.48% 5.96% 0.98% 2.82% 2.89% 0.06% 3.99% 2.97%
2026/07/08 65.2% 6.09% 3% 7.76% 0.37% 3.01% 2.32% 0.12% 5.6% 2.02%
2026/07/09 60.27% 6.15% 2.8% 7.06% 2.89% 3.58% 3.75% 0.59% 5.99% 1.53%
2026/07/10 54.68% 11.54% 4.06% 11.3% 1.63% 2.51% 4.07% 0.33% 4.91% 1.54%
2026/07/11 65.67% 8.97% 2.87% 6.7% 2.76% 0.77% 1.83% 0.29% 4.93% 1.5%
2026/07/12 62.52% 7.96% 4.02% 5.66% 2.11% 1.95% 2.39% 1.89% 4.39% 1.8%
2026/07/13 64.61% 8.79% 3.37% 8.12% 2.33% 0.78% 1.58% 0.3% 4.79% 3%
2026/07/14 62.68% 8.85% 3.53% 6.24% 0.34% 0.8% 2.48% 1.55% 6.7% 1.29%
2026/07/15 69.51% 7.92% 3.43% 4.87% 2.43% 0.11% 1.27% 2.22% 3.84% 1.83%
2026/07/16 44.08% 14.78% 4.41% 7.63% 6.52% 4.15% 2.09% 4.18% 6.67% 0.54%
2026/07/17 64% 10.35% 3.61% 3.66% 4.09% 0.03% 0.95% 3.2% 6.86% 0.07%
2026/07/18 69.9% 8.54% 2.36% 7.07% 2% 0.32% 1.11% 0.69% 5.07% 0.94%
2026/07/19 62.7% 8.08% 4.02% 5.09% 2.26% 2.23% 2.5% 2.55% 3.8% 1.78%
2026/07/20 65.37% 9.56% 4.1% 2.17% 0.76% 1.27% 0.31% 4.61% 8.39% 1.48%
2026/07/21 62.32% 8.79% 3.51% 6.2% 0.34% 0.79% 2.47% 1.54% 6.66% 1.3%
2026/07/22 68.72% 6% 3.77% 5.29% 0.86% 0.4% 2.87% 1.89% 5.41% 1.38%
2026/07/23 59.14% 8.77% 5.47% 8.16% 0.8% 2.73% 1.77% 2% 6.07% 1.47%
2026/07/24 63.95% 7.59% 3.68% 7.09% 1.35% 1.15% 2.51% 1.25% 5.36% 1.25%
2026/07/25 65.79% 5.71% 3.18% 4.37% 1.36% 1.98% 2.74% 2.13% 6.01% 1.86%
2026/07/26 63.11% 6.68% 3.91% 8% 0.06% 0.8% 3.04% 3.08% 4.01% 2.78%
2026/07/27 71.1% 4.58% 2.02% 6.72% 1.76% 1.67% 1.23% 3.63% 3.76% 1.47%
2026/07/28 67.94% 3.86% 3.81% 9.25% 2.12% 0.9% 2.46% 1.68% 3.23% 1.89%
2026/07/29 78.42% 2.53% 2.58% 4.34% 1.69% 1.05% 0.53% 3.67% 0.96% 0.02%
2026/07/30 69.16% 6.06% 4.92% 7.78% 3.28% 0.17% 4.16% 0.55% 1.1% 0.06%
2026/07/31 68.89% 5.11% 4.11% 3.98% 3.76% 3.56% 3.51% 3.06% 1.74% 0.04%
  • national-lottery.co.uk
  • healthlottery.co.uk
  • lottomart.com
  • postcodelottery.co.uk
  • 10bestcasinos.co.uk
  • skyvegas.com
  • lottogo.com
  • tombola.co.uk
  • lottoland.co.uk
  • betfred.com

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In July 2026, national-lottery.co.uk dominated PPC spend, peaking at 78.42% on July 29. Healthlottery.co.uk saw fluctuations, reaching 14.78% on July 16. Lottomart.com and postcodelottery.co.uk had moderate shares, while 10bestcasinos.co.uk and skyvegas.com remained low. The month ended with national-lottery.co.uk leading.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for UK Gambling & Gaming Lottery and Scratch Cards

Ever wondered how many competitors you’re up against in your industry? Well look no further, here we can see the number of advertisers bidding over the last month. 

Competitor Count - Last month
Competitor Count - Last month
Date Competitor Count
2026/07/01 47
2026/07/02 48
2026/07/03 50
2026/07/04 49
2026/07/05 48
2026/07/06 48
2026/07/07 52
2026/07/08 50
2026/07/09 50
2026/07/10 51
2026/07/11 49
2026/07/12 47
2026/07/13 49
2026/07/14 46
2026/07/15 49
2026/07/16 53
2026/07/17 51
2026/07/18 45
2026/07/19 44
2026/07/20 48
2026/07/21 46
2026/07/22 48
2026/07/23 56
2026/07/24 50
2026/07/25 50
2026/07/26 57
2026/07/27 54
2026/07/28 54
2026/07/29 40
2026/07/30 39
2026/07/31 38

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July began with 47 advertisers, peaking at 57 on the 26th. A decline followed, ending the month at 38.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for UK Gambling & Gaming Lottery and Scratch Cards

Here we’re looking at the Top 10 biggest industry movers by market share gains and losses for the last 30 days.

Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Name Market Trend
national-lottery.co.uk 0.92%
lottomart.com 0.55%
tombola.co.uk 0.22%
affinitylottery.org.uk 0.07%
lottoland.co.uk 0.04%
meccabingo.com -0.1%
happytiger.co.uk -0.15%
skyvegas.com -0.2%
10bestcasinos.co.uk -0.22%
postcodelottery.co.uk -0.87%

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In the past month, national-lottery.co.uk surged with a 0.92 increase in click share, while postcodelottery.co.uk faced a significant drop of -0.87.

Campaign Efficiency

UK Gambling & Gaming Lottery and Scratch Cards Share of Impressions

Take a look at the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Impressions over the last month.

Date national-lottery.co.uk healthlottery.co.uk tombola.co.uk 10bestcasinos.co.uk postcodelottery.co.uk lottoland.co.uk lottomart.com skyvegas.com lottogo.com betfred.com
2026/07/01 62.02% 4.5% 2.06% 0.29% 15.37% 3.29% 1.45% 0.81% 1.14% 1.59%
2026/07/02 49.43% 6.08% 3.98% 1.23% 11.34% 4.87% 1.05% 2.38% 6.53% 3.5%
2026/07/03 51.58% 6.78% 4.5% 2.02% 11.76% 7.31% 0.69% 2.63% 2.19% 1.72%
2026/07/04 47.38% 4.7% 4.86% 2.65% 11.9% 4.55% 0.83% 4.52% 2.42% 0.72%
2026/07/05 49.87% 6.11% 3.69% 6.36% 11.72% 3.14% 0.9% 3.38% 2.37% 1.05%
2026/07/06 61.7% 5.56% 0.11% 3.37% 12.31% 3.67% 1.17% 3.65% 1.26% 1.83%
2026/07/07 62.94% 6.29% 0.06% 1.46% 9.71% 3.35% 1.14% 3.02% 2.21% 2.87%
2026/07/08 55.96% 7% 0.09% 0.31% 14.65% 6.63% 1.46% 3.52% 1.41% 1.72%
2026/07/09 52.99% 6.59% 0.9% 4.72% 10.69% 8.03% 1.14% 2.42% 1.87% 1.19%
2026/07/10 54.43% 11.66% 0.37% 2.48% 13.38% 5.8% 1.81% 1.81% 2.32% 1.35%
2026/07/11 60.29% 10.9% 0.36% 2.7% 9.49% 6.3% 1.58% 1.21% 1.03% 1.43%
2026/07/12 57.72% 7.88% 2.28% 3.6% 7.74% 6.78% 1.94% 1.26% 1.25% 1.58%
2026/07/13 63.28% 8.81% 0.29% 2.29% 10.76% 5.58% 1.48% 0.92% 0.64% 2.75%
2026/07/14 60.43% 8.5% 1.43% 0.62% 8.8% 7.61% 1.5% 0.72% 1.56% 1.04%
2026/07/15 61.55% 11.15% 3.14% 2.34% 6.16% 6.51% 1.78% 0.38% 0.52% 1.48%
2026/07/16 43.97% 14.39% 4.93% 7.04% 8.74% 7.99% 1.65% 3.01% 0.88% 0.52%
2026/07/17 50.89% 11.49% 4.25% 5.09% 6.66% 13.62% 1.92% 0.05% 0.63% 0.15%
2026/07/18 66.04% 8.35% 0.74% 1.25% 9.63% 7.88% 1.24% 0.26% 0.59% 0.76%
2026/07/19 60.69% 6.88% 3.15% 3.07% 5.79% 6.39% 2% 1.44% 1.43% 1.56%
2026/07/20 60.02% 9.19% 5.36% 1.57% 3.61% 12.56% 1.89% 1.75% 0.12% 1.08%
2026/07/21 60.43% 8.5% 1.43% 0.62% 8.8% 7.61% 1.5% 0.72% 1.56% 1.04%
2026/07/22 57.58% 7.9% 2.68% 2.08% 9.84% 9.31% 1.99% 0.53% 1.51% 1.31%
2026/07/23 51.03% 8.94% 2.63% 1.66% 12.05% 9.84% 2.75% 2.38% 1.21% 1.36%
2026/07/24 57.62% 9.81% 1.39% 2.4% 8.42% 6.87% 1.98% 1.17% 1.74% 1.23%
2026/07/25 57.66% 6.94% 2.85% 2.19% 8.39% 8.57% 1.65% 1.79% 1.52% 1.78%
2026/07/26 56.22% 7.89% 3.85% 0.09% 12.2% 5.57% 1.89% 1.17% 1.65% 2.34%
2026/07/27 63.95% 5.17% 4.7% 1.19% 10.39% 5.87% 1.15% 1.47% 0.55% 1.36%
2026/07/28 60.49% 5.19% 2.14% 3.75% 12.8% 3.45% 2.01% 1.78% 1.77% 1.57%
2026/07/29 69.26% 4.33% 5.37% 1.77% 7.36% 1.35% 1.45% 0.96% 0.56% 0.04%
2026/07/30 68.76% 7.28% 0.64% 2.57% 10.08% 1.65% 2.09% 0.35% 1.93% 0.09%
2026/07/31 73.73% 5.27% 3.83% 3.53% 3.09% 2.81% 1.77% 1.76% 1.44% 0.07%
  • national-lottery.co.uk
  • healthlottery.co.uk
  • tombola.co.uk
  • 10bestcasinos.co.uk
  • postcodelottery.co.uk
  • lottoland.co.uk
  • lottomart.com
  • skyvegas.com
  • lottogo.com
  • betfred.com

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National-lottery.co.uk dominated July, peaking at 73.73% on the 31st. Healthlottery.co.uk saw a mid-month surge, while tombola.co.uk fluctuated. Postcodelottery.co.uk and lottoland.co.uk had steady performances. The month ended with national-lottery.co.uk leading.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for UK Gambling & Gaming Lottery and Scratch Cards

Ever wondered how your rivals’ ads are doing? Here we can see the top-performing ads in the industry over the last month.

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for UK Gambling & Gaming Lottery and Scratch Cards - Last month
  1. 1
    The BigWin Lottery | Play For Just £1 https://www.healthlottery.co.uk › play › online

    £25k BigWin lottery draws every single day with £100k jackpots on Wednesdays & Saturdays. Enter the BigWin lottery for just £1 & get free entry into an additional £100k draw. 19M+ Winners So Far. £166M+ Prizes Won So Far. Register & Play Online.

  2. 2
    Spend £10 & Get 50 Free Spins https://www.meccabingo.com

    Spend £10, Get £20 Slots Bonus — Keep It Fun. Spend £10 & Get £40 Bingo Bonus OR £20 Slots Bonus +50 Free Spins! T&Cs Apply

  3. 3
    Play National Lottery Games | The Official National Lottery https://www.national-lottery.co.uk

    Play National Lottery for Draw Based Jackpots and Instant Win Games. Rules Apply. 18+. Because of You, £32M Is Raised Weekly for Good Causes.

  4. 4
    Postcode Lottery - £20.2M August Draws Prize Pot https://www.postcodelottery.co.uk

    Own Or Rent? Any Door Can Enter For A Chance To Win With Postcode Lottery. A Minimum Of 30% Of Each Ticket Price Goes To Charity. Sign Up And Help Amazing Causes! Prizes Every Day.

  5. 5
    Lotto? Join tombola™ instead - Scratch Cards From Just 5p https://www.tombola.co.uk › spend_£50 › play_with_£100

    All winnings are paid in cash—always yours to keep, no wagering.

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In the vibrant world of online lotteries and gaming, five standout advertisers captivate audiences with unique propositions. Health Lottery entices with daily £25k draws and free entries, boasting 19M+ winners. Mecca Bingo offers enticing bonuses, while National Lottery highlights its £32M weekly contributions to good causes. Postcode Lottery combines charity with daily prizes, and tombola™ promises cash winnings with no wagering. Each ad weaves a compelling narrative, blending excitement with social impact.

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