Uk Bettors are a Third of All European Internet Gamblers

by Armani on March 22nd, 2010

[ English ]

The web gambling business in the UK has increased two fold in 5 years, with in excess of one million gamblers commonly gambling by the net. According to a poll executed by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, UK gamblers make up approximately 1/3rd of Europe’s estimated total of 3 300 000 online bettors.

The typical amount bet by each punter is estimated at one thousand pounds, with the European industry now valued at three point five billion pounds each year.

Among the 70 web gambling web sites in the United Kingdom, few are gaming sites promoting casino card games such as poker and chemin de fer. A majority of the planet’s 2,000 net gambling casinos are located in locations with questionable internet gambling standards. Antigua and Costa Rica are responsible for for more than 1,000 sites between them.

The Government in the United Kingdom is hoping to introduce rules and a tax system to streamline the working of the net betting industry. With this type of regulatory framework in place, online wagering activities would be monitored and the business can hope to achieve even bigger penetration in the next few years.

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