yStats Reports That Online Gambling is Spreading Worldwide, Motivating Governments to Regulate
Hamburg-based secondary research organization yStats.com has published a new report: "Global Online Gambling and Betting Market 2014," depicting the latest trends and developments in this field. Among the findings of the yStats.com researchers is that the online gambling and betting segment is increasing, enhanced by the spread of smartphones and tablet computers.
Hamburg, Germany, March 19, 2014 --(PR.com)-- The regulatory landscape on online gambling and betting is varied. The majority of Western European countries have some laws in place to channel online gambling and betting. In North America and major Asian countries online real-money games are yet awaiting progress in regulation. In the USA, online gambling is legal only in three states and in many Asian countries gambling and betting is allowed only in casino resorts. The spread of online betting and gambling is forcing governments to act to regulate. The global online gambling market has a current value estimated at a medium double digit number in billions of Euros, with growth expected between +7 and 10% annually in the next few years.
Trends in online gambling and betting
The major trends in online gambling and betting globally are mobile and social gambling. Mobile gambling is expected to grow at double-digit rates and to reach over 40% of the total online gambling market by 2018, as the number of mobile gambling users increases by a hundred million. Social gambling, evolving from the desire of game developers to monetize gaming on social networks is a trend to watch. The growing acceptance of the digital currency Bitcoin is another trend in online gambling.
The leading online gambling and betting companies worldwide include PokerStars, Bwin.Party, William Hill Online, each of which annually generate online revenues of over EUR 0.5 billion. Also Betfair Group, Paddy Power, 888 Holdings and Ladbrokes are among the leaders on the market.
In North America, online gambling was legalized in three US states by early 2014, with online gambling revenues surging to millions in the first months of legal operation. New Jersey, Delaware and Nevada have allowed online gambling on their territories, with more states expected to follow, while no progress in regulation was made on the federal level. In New Jersey, the largest of the three, online casinos were legalized in November 2013 and generated almost USD 1 million in revenue during the first week of operations. In 2014, the number is approaching USD 10 million per month, with almost several hundreds of thousands gambling accounts being registered.
In the largest Latin American market, Brazil, gambling and betting is forbidden except for horse racing. However, offshore gambling websites are popular among Brazilian gamblers, who spend several hundreds of EUR million annually on offshore sports betting sites. This offshore betting activity will likely increase in 2014 with the World Cup taking place in the country. In Mexico and Argentina online gambling is allowed only under special license, though in Mexico offshore websites are more popular than the regulated domestic sites.
Europe has been a leader in adopting regulation regarding online gambling, but as the activity spreads, new measures are being enacted. To combat the loss of taxes on gambling and betting due to its gamblers turning to offshore websites such as operators in Gibraltar, the UK has adopted a rule to tax online gambling based on the consumers‘ place of residence, effective in December 2014. The turnover of remote betting in the UK reached a medium double-digit figure in billions of Euros in 2013, as a significant single digit percent of males and a small percent of females in the UK gamble online. Laptop and desktop computers are still the leading devices used for online gambling, but the use of smartphones and tablets is increasing.
Online gambling and betting is spreading in the Asia-Pacific region. In Australia, which leads the world in terms of per person gambling, online sports betting and gambling has been growing by over 30% annually, while the growth of the total gambling market does not exceed 5%. Singapore restricts gambling generally, and the government is considering measures to also restrict online gambling, even though a third of Internet users in Singapore had gambled remotely at least once. In Japan, only the national lottery operator has a legal online betting site. A bill to legalize casinos was submitted to the Japanese parliament in 2013, with a decision expected early this year. Online gambling and betting is prohibited in China, with those accused of operating such sites on mainland China being prosecuted. However, gambling is allowed on the specially administrated territory of Macau, with some online gambling operators hoping online gambling would be legal there as well.
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yStats.com has been committed to research up-to-date, objective and demand-based data on markets and competitors for top managers from various industries since 2005. Headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, the firm has a strong international focus and is specialized in secondary market research. In addition to offering reports on markets and competitors, yStats.com also carries out client-specific research. Clients include leading global enterprises from various industries including B2C E-Commerce, electronic payment systems, mail order and direct marketing, logistics, as well as banking and consulting
Trends in online gambling and betting
The major trends in online gambling and betting globally are mobile and social gambling. Mobile gambling is expected to grow at double-digit rates and to reach over 40% of the total online gambling market by 2018, as the number of mobile gambling users increases by a hundred million. Social gambling, evolving from the desire of game developers to monetize gaming on social networks is a trend to watch. The growing acceptance of the digital currency Bitcoin is another trend in online gambling.
The leading online gambling and betting companies worldwide include PokerStars, Bwin.Party, William Hill Online, each of which annually generate online revenues of over EUR 0.5 billion. Also Betfair Group, Paddy Power, 888 Holdings and Ladbrokes are among the leaders on the market.
In North America, online gambling was legalized in three US states by early 2014, with online gambling revenues surging to millions in the first months of legal operation. New Jersey, Delaware and Nevada have allowed online gambling on their territories, with more states expected to follow, while no progress in regulation was made on the federal level. In New Jersey, the largest of the three, online casinos were legalized in November 2013 and generated almost USD 1 million in revenue during the first week of operations. In 2014, the number is approaching USD 10 million per month, with almost several hundreds of thousands gambling accounts being registered.
In the largest Latin American market, Brazil, gambling and betting is forbidden except for horse racing. However, offshore gambling websites are popular among Brazilian gamblers, who spend several hundreds of EUR million annually on offshore sports betting sites. This offshore betting activity will likely increase in 2014 with the World Cup taking place in the country. In Mexico and Argentina online gambling is allowed only under special license, though in Mexico offshore websites are more popular than the regulated domestic sites.
Europe has been a leader in adopting regulation regarding online gambling, but as the activity spreads, new measures are being enacted. To combat the loss of taxes on gambling and betting due to its gamblers turning to offshore websites such as operators in Gibraltar, the UK has adopted a rule to tax online gambling based on the consumers‘ place of residence, effective in December 2014. The turnover of remote betting in the UK reached a medium double-digit figure in billions of Euros in 2013, as a significant single digit percent of males and a small percent of females in the UK gamble online. Laptop and desktop computers are still the leading devices used for online gambling, but the use of smartphones and tablets is increasing.
Online gambling and betting is spreading in the Asia-Pacific region. In Australia, which leads the world in terms of per person gambling, online sports betting and gambling has been growing by over 30% annually, while the growth of the total gambling market does not exceed 5%. Singapore restricts gambling generally, and the government is considering measures to also restrict online gambling, even though a third of Internet users in Singapore had gambled remotely at least once. In Japan, only the national lottery operator has a legal online betting site. A bill to legalize casinos was submitted to the Japanese parliament in 2013, with a decision expected early this year. Online gambling and betting is prohibited in China, with those accused of operating such sites on mainland China being prosecuted. However, gambling is allowed on the specially administrated territory of Macau, with some online gambling operators hoping online gambling would be legal there as well.
About yStats.com
yStats.com has been committed to research up-to-date, objective and demand-based data on markets and competitors for top managers from various industries since 2005. Headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, the firm has a strong international focus and is specialized in secondary market research. In addition to offering reports on markets and competitors, yStats.com also carries out client-specific research. Clients include leading global enterprises from various industries including B2C E-Commerce, electronic payment systems, mail order and direct marketing, logistics, as well as banking and consulting
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