The Amazing Growth Of Online Gambling

THE AMAZING GROWTH OF * ONLINE GAMBLING * in the Uk and Usa PLANET POKE THE FIRST ONLINE BINGO AND POKER SITES WERE TODAY, PLAYERS CAN CHOOSE FROM THOUSANDS OF ONLINE TABLES IN HIGH QUALITY 3D LAUNCHED IN 1998 IN 2011, THE GLOBAL REVENUE FROM ONLINE GAMBLING WAS ESTIMATED TO BE NEARLY $30 BILLION, FROM OVER 1000 DIFFERENT SITES THE INCREASE IN ONLINE 32% 4.5% 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 O*betfair 40% 32% 4.8% 3% 7% 6% Ladbrokes.com USA 63% 3.6% RACING POST 9% 10% 3.2% bet365.com SPORTS BETTING O POKER E BINGO O LOTTERIES 797 GAMES O DIRECTORIES * CASINOS 3.2% 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 GAMELING TRAFFICLEVELS 0.2% 0.1% %OF UK GRAND NATIONAL GRAND NATIONAL WORLD CUP FIRST PREMIER LEAGUE GAME INTERNET FEBRUARY 2009 FEBRUARY 2010 TRAFFIC JUNE 2010 AUGUST 2010 BROUGHT TO YOU BY POKERSITES cOM BEST ONLINE POKER SITES 2012