The Amazing Growth Of Online Gambling

The Amazing Growth of Online Gambling in the UK and USA

The first online bingo and poker sites were launched in 1998. Today, players can choose from thousands of online tables in high quality 3D.

In 2011, the global revenue from online gambling was estimate to be nearly $30 billion, from over 1000 different sites.

32% The increase in online gambling from 2010-2011
4.5% The increase in social media usage from 2010-2011

Top UK sports betting sites as a percentage of total UK internet traffic
Betfair4.8%
Ladbrokes.com 3.6%
Racing Post 3.2%
Bet365.com 3.2%
Willamhill.com 3.1%

UK 9% 3% 7% 6% 40% 3% 32%
USA 1% 9% 2% 12% 63% 3% 10%
Sports Betting
Poker
Bingo
Lotteries
Games
Directories
Casinos

The national and state lotteries are by far the most popular online gambling sectors. In the USA this is because it is one of the few legal avenues for gambling, and is twice as popular as all other methods combined.

Research shows that the majority of online bingo users are women aged 50 or over, while young professionals dominate online gaming sites.

Traffic Around Major Sporting Events
Grand National February 2009
Grand National February 2010 World Cup June 2010
First Premier League Game August 2010 THE AMAZING GRO WTH OF * ONLINE GAMBLING * in the Uk and Usa s PLANET POKER THE FIRST ONLINE BINGO AND POKER SITES WERE LAUNCHED IN 1998 TODAY, PLAYERS CAN CHOOSE FROM THOUSANDS OF ONLINE TABLES IN HIGH QUALITY 3D INFOC RULES GASHIER IN 2011, THE GLOBAL REVENUE FROM ONLINE GAMBLING WAS ESTIMATED TO BE NEARLY $30 BILLION, FROM OVER 1000 DIFFERENT SITES 32% 4.5% THE INCREASE IN ONLINE GAMBLING FROM 2010 - 2011 THE INCREASE IN SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE FROM 2010 - 2011 TOP 5 UK SPORTS BETTING SITES UK AND USA GAMBLING MARKET SPLIT AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL UK INTERNET TRAFFIC UK betfair 40% 32% 4.8% 3% 7% 6% 3% BINGO 777 Ladbrokes.com USA 63% 3.6% RACING POST ONLINE 9% 12% 10% 3.2% 1% 2% 777 bet365.com A DIRECTORIES CASINOS pa SPORTS BETTING O LOTTERIES 3.2% O POKER A BINGO 797 GAMES williamhill.com THE NATIONAL AND STATE LOTTERIES ARE BY FAR THE MOST 3.1% POPULAR ONLINE GAMBLING SECTORS. IN THE USA THIS IS BECAUSE IT IS ONE OF THE FEW LEGAL AVENUES FOR GAMBLING, AND IS TWICE AS POPULAR AS ALL OTHER METHODS COMBINED RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE MAJORITY OF ONLINE BINGO USERS ARE WOMEN AGED 50 OR OVER, WHILE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS DOMINATE ONLINE GAMING SITES TRAFFIC AROUND MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS 0.5% 0.4% 0.3% AVERAGE GAMBLING TRAFFIC LEVELS 0.2% 0.1% % OF UK GRAND NATIONAL GRAND NATIONAL WORLD CUP FIRST PREMIER LEAGUE GAME INTERNET FEBRUARY 2009 FEBRUARY 2010 JUNE 2010 AUGUST 2010 TRAFFIC BROUGHT TO YOU BY POKERSITES COM BEST ONLINE POKER SITES 2012