Online Gambling: State of the Circuit Address

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Web research magazine eMarketer offers up some interesting stats on the state of online gambling:

· “(W)orldwide online gambling revenues will top $10 billion in 2005 — and that’s just the vig, which means there was probably well over $200 billion in play over the course of the year.”

· “(W)orldwide consumer spending on gambling is some ten times higher than that other well-known vice — online porn.”

· “US consumers spending on gambling is roughly twenty times the amount they spend on digital music downloads.”

· Which country has the most gambling-mad people on average? The French, with 22% of their population averaging seven sessions per year at over one hour per person, per session. The US? 15%, seven sessions, thirty-three minutes per. Thanks for the attention span MTV!

All this info is just a tease to get you to buy their full report, which clocks in at a ridiculous $695. Of course, they’re offering over sixteen pages and over thirty six charts worth of information, so we’re sure it’s a bargain at the price.

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