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Europe’s gambling market revenue increased 23% this year, driven by the post-pandemic reopening of casinos and betting shops, with total revenue stabilising 8% above pre-pandemic levels, according to the annual end-of-year market data report published by EGBA in partnership with H2 Gambling Capital. The annual report, covering the EU-27 and UK...

Europe’s total gambling revenue will increase by 7.5% this year to €87.2bn gross gaming revenue (GGR)[1]  – but total gambling market revenue is down by 13% compared to 2019 levels, as Europe’s land-based gambling sector continues to feel the impact of COVID-19 restrictions, according to an end-of-year data report published by the...

Europe’s total gambling revenue will drop 23% this year – from €98.6bn gross gaming revenue (GGR) in 2019 to €75.9bn in 2020 – as the gambling sector feels the impact of COVID-19, according to new data published by the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) in partnership with H2 Gambling Capital. In addition...

Europe’s online gambling market grew 11% – from €20 billion gross gaming revenue (GGR) in 2017 to €22.2 billion GGR in 2018 – according to market data published by the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) in partnership with H2 Gambling Capital. The annual data collection includes data on the...

EGBA members in 2017 had more than 12 million active customers, held licenses in 19 EU member states, processed 354 million online payments, contributed €325 million support to sports, and sustained 33,000 digital and high quality jobs in the EU across 14 member states, according to new 2017 data released...

Recent developments on the betting and gambling sector present new opportunities for the funding of sports, as illustrated by the increasing number of commercial agreements with sports organisations. The best way to secure an optimum financial flows and “fair return” from gambling is by encouraging Member States to have attractive gambling markets.