The latest market report from the UK Gambling Commission has shown that Family Entertainment Centres (FECs) are slowly recovering, days after Bacta warned that this growth could be stifled by the introduction of an Overnight Visitor Levy.
Covering a 12-month period between October 2024 and September 2025, the Commission reported that while the number of FEC premises declined from 174 to 164, Gross gaming yield more than doubled – standing at £16.2m in September 2025 compared to £6.6m at the end of 2024.
Still, Bacta estimates show that FEC operating profits dropped by 29% between 2023-2024, and that even a modest visitor levy could mean annual losses of between £14m and £28m for the venues.
