Casino City's iGaming Pocket Directory - 2013 Edition

Sponsored by 22 Casino City’s iGaming Pocket Directory CASINO The online casino sector, excluding the U.S., took in €5 billion in gross gaming revenue according to an H2 Gambling Capital 2012 report. And through 2015, it is expected to have a compound annual growth rate of 8.4 percent. That’s higher than H2’s predicted compound annual growth rate for sports betting (6.8 percent) and poker (5.7 percent). And it’s just shy of the 8.5 percent compound annual growth rate forecast for bingo. The online casino vertical has one key advantage over other sectors in the online gaming market space – it can reinvent itself every few months. Yes, fast-fold poker has changed online poker. And in-play betting has changed sports betting. But those are innovations that don’t come along very often. In the last 12 years, not much else has changed in those two areas. In fact, for decades sports betting – both online and at betting shops – barely changed. By contrast, online casinos are constantly changing because they have to find new games people like to play. In a highly competitive environment – where every good online casino offers good payment processing, a variety of payment methods, good customer service and clear bonuses – games are one of the few places where online casinos can distinguish themselves. Online casinos can offer new games on a regular basis – thus giving themselves the CASINO INDUSTRY OVERVIEW