The overall gambling market in Europe is growing, both land-based and online. Lotteries and gambling machines remain the biggest sectors in the overall gambling market.
The online gambling market is growing though at a faster pace. With annual growth rates of almost 15% the market will most probably double in size between 2008 and 2013. However, with a market share of 10.9% online gambling is still a relatively small part of the overall market.
Source: Global Betting and Gaming Consultants (GBGC), year?
Compared to the overall gambling market the online gambling market shares are slightly different. Betting is the biggest sector followed by poker and casino games.
The size of the online gambling market differs significantly between Member States. In Austria, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Sweden and the UK online gambling already constitutes 20% or more of the overall gambling market.
Source: europa.eu
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