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UNITED KINGDOM
When it comes to competitive, regulated online gaming markets, the U.K. stands
alone at the top. GamblingData estimates the U.K. online gaming market size alone at
£1.7 billion.
According to a GamblingData report in July 2012, the market breaks down like this:
Sports-betting: £650 million pounds (38 percent)
Casino: £548 million (32 percent)
Poker: £256 million (15 percent)
Bingo: £259 million (15 percent)
And the competition in each sector is fierce. According to Casino City’s comprehensive
database of online gaming sites, here are the number of sites in each sector that
accept real-money play from U.K. residents:
Sportsbooks: 354
Casino: 864
Poker: 456
Bingo: 364
The remarkable thing about these numbers isn’t just the sheer volume of sites
competing for gaming dollars in the U.K. It’s the fact that they contain some of the
biggest online gaming brands in the industry.
UNITED KINGDOM