Large Increasing in Online Gambling: Would the End of This Year Be as the Previous?
According to statistics, the total number of bets increased to over six billion in December in the previous year due to COVID-19 limitations. Will this year bring the same results?
Analytics predict a massive increase in online gambling at the end of 2021.
What we had in 2020:
Due to the data from the Independent Gaming Commission, the gross gambling yield of the largest operators grew by 30% between November and December. During the same period, the total amount of bets increased by 12%, while the number of active players increased by 6%.
As per the Gambling Commission’s study, the number of online slot wagers reached six billion in December, and active users reached three million, both new highs for online slots during the coronavirus epidemic.
The traffic of gaming resources has grown by 10-15%, according to MRFR research. Online casinos and poker rooms will see a significant increase in visitors in March 2020. Italy, Spain, India, the Philippines, the United States, and Georgia are, by the way, among the major nations that have become favorable for the expansion of gaming resource traffic.
The data, which covers around 80% of the online gambling industry, demonstrates the impact of “continued tightening” of coronavirus limitations on online gambling activity in the U.K., according to the Commission.
During COVID-19, one out of every three survey participants opened a new online betting account, according to the Australian Gambling Research Centre. Australians could bet on the Prime Minister’s tie color, as well as Triple J’s Hottest 100 Countdown.
eSports betting has also grown in popularity. According to a press release from global research firm 2CV and ProdegeMR, sports betting is anticipated to reach $14 billion in 2021, more than double the previous year.
Less serious gamers prefer playing free online blackjack for fun since they don’t have to make a deposit, create an online account, or provide any confidential info. Game developers have also created a number of applications that allow gamers to take part in social blackjack games. It’s an excellent solution for gamblers to play blackjack versus their mates for free.
According to the Betting and Gaming Council, between mid-November and mid-December, many betting shops in Scotland were closed due to the highest tier restrictions.
The new data reveals “some parallels to gambling behavior” during the lockdown last spring, when Internet gambling was the sole method to bet, according to the Gambling Commission.
What to expect from 2021?
Online Gaming Industry is evolving with unbelievable rapidity, and, due to current statistics, analytics predict a significant increase in the gambling industry at the end of 2021. The global scenario, as it relates to COVID-19, prefigures new restrictions, as it happened in 2020, which means there’s a strong chance we’ll be looking at the same image at the end of the year.
Some facts about 2020 doings:
- During COVID-19, the percentage of Australians who gambled four or more times each week came to 23%.
- The amount of money lost by New Zealanders to poker machines outside of casinos in 2018-19 is close to NZ$924 million.
- In 2018-2019 New Zealand gambled NZ$2.4 billion.
- According to the data, online gambling, along with online shopping, food delivery, and subscription services, was one of the major beneficiaries during the closure.