Global Gambling Statistics & Trends 2024

The world's gambling industries are online, in lan d-based gambling facilities such as casinos, bingo holes, and poker rooms, and even rare places such as cruise ships and Las Vegas airports. Provided.

Popular gambling around the world includes card games such as sports, lottery, screw cards, casino games (blackjack, roulette, keno, etc.), bingo and poker.

Global Gambling Statistics

According to estimates, about 26 % of the world's population was gambling at some point of life. Approximately 4. 2 billion people gamble at least once a year. According to a recent survey conducted in 44 countries, 56%of respondents have gambling at least once in the last 12 months.

Australia has the highest dependence on adult population in Australia, and 73%of adults have gambling in the last 12 months.

Considering some of the world's largest gambling market, the number of active players is as follows:

country	Active player
America	58 million people [3]
Germany	29 million people [1]
Netherlands	1, 1 million people [33]
England	29 million [4]
Canada	19, 3 million people [5]
Australia	6, 8 million people [6]
France	27 million people [7]

In China, gambling is prohibited by law, but there is also the income of Chinese players visiting other countries in Southeast Asia to play in Macau casino industries, and it still occupies a significant percentage of active players around the world. It should be noted that you are. However, it is impossible to accurately estimate the number of active players of gambling in this country.

Gambling Revenue Statistics By Country

The world's casinos and online gambling industries are generally estimated to be $ 249 billion in 2022, which is expected to rise to $ 263. 3 billion in 2023, but this is 293. 8 billion in 2019. And it is still far from $ 334 billion received in 2013 [8].

The general gambling income has decreased significantly due to global pandemic's forced closure of terrestrial casinos, and at least $ 193, 3 Billion by 2020. In addition, after the pandemic, many casinos and card holes around the world did not open.

country	Gambling income
America	$ 69, 5b* [3]
England	$ 18. 6 billion [1]
France	14, $ 90 billion [7]
Canada	$ 14 billion [10]
Australia	$ 10 billion, $ 9 billion [11]
Germany	10, $ 3 billion [12]
Macau	50, $ 24 billion [13]
Netherlands	1, 390 million euros (2023) [33]

Note: Macau's total gaming income (GGR) fell by 51, 4 % in 2022 due to the forced closure of COVID trends, and the lowest ever. Unlike other countries, Macau endured several times and was hit by travel restrictions.

Macau's GGR in 2019 before the pandemic was $ 29 billion, the second largest in the market after the United States.

*US results reflect the data of 2023.

Online Gambling

Online gamblers have all the opportunities to bet all things from sports, casinos and recreation through online sportsbooks, casinos, poker websites, with all kinds of mobile devices equipped with iPhones, Android, or web browsers. be.

The global Internet gambling market is estimated to be $ 90 billion in 2022, and is expected to grow to $ 370 billion, growing at a mult i-annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2023 and 2032. [14].

Main statistical online gambling

• The number of active online gamers in the world is more than 176 million, which may increase to 210 million by 2025.
• The number of online sport s-betting applications and site users is 127. 8 million. It is expected to increase to more than 60. 3 million in 2019 and to increase to 156. 9 million in 2025.
• The number of users of online casinos is 2nd, 94. 1 million, and has increased by 62%compared to 2019. This number is expected to reach 12. 1 million by 2025.
• The desktop device share in the online gambling market will be 45%in 2022.
• Europe occupies the largest share in the online gambling market, producing 41%of 2022's larg e-scale revenue.
• The dominant position is online casinos, with a share of the mass market by 2022 to 52%. [16]

Poker

Poker is one of the most famous card games in the world, has many types, and is played in casinos and online poker rooms around the world.

Main poker statistics

• There are over 100 million online poker players in the world.
• There are 60 million online poker players in the United States.
• The world's online poker market is estimated to be $ 962 billion in 2023, and is expected to be $ 170 billion in 2030.
• Every year, the number of online poker accounts increases by 34%.
• Nor Limit Texas Holdem is the most popular poker option, played by more than 12 million players around the world.

Global Sports Betting Statistics & Trends

The sports betting market in the world in 2022 was estimated to be $ 8365 billion. The industry is estimated to grow up to an average average growth rate of 10 and 3 % from 2023 to 2030, and then to 1820 and $ 12 billion.

The online sports market is estimated to reach $ 36 billion and $ 5 billion by 2022. In the period from 2023 to 2032, the growth rate of the online sports market is 14, 2 %, which is expected to reach $ 116. 7 billion.

Why Do People Gamble?

According to a survey, 35% of the population has spoken gambling in the last 12 months and gambling in the last 12 months: [1]

• 48% I want to win money
• 35% I want to enjoy excitement
• Answer 33 % to make sports more interesting
• I like 29% competition
• I think 18 % is a hobby
• 18% I want to try new things
• 14 % pushed his friends.

How Often do People Bet On Sports?

Research has revealed how often people do sports beds. Sportsbetters around the world are betting on the following frequency [1]:

Frequency of sports

frequency	gambler
every day	7%
Several times a week	19%
Once a week	13%
Several times a month	18%
Once a month	8%
Several times a year	14%
Once a year	5%
Less than once a year	16%

Casinos Worldwide – 2024 Statistics & Trends

There are more than 9, 000 casinos in the world, and North America is the largest. According to the latest data, there are about 3451 casinos in the North America, including Canada, the United States, and Mexico.

Macau is a country with the largest number of casinos and gambling facilities.

Las Vegas is the largest city with the largest number of casinos. However, since the area of ​​Las Vegas is about three times that of Macau, the density of the casino is higher in Las Vegas.

region	Casino amount
Africa	253
Asia	328
Caribbean	192
Central and South America	568
Europe	3. 785
Oceania	753
North America (USA and Canada)	3. 451

Since the casino plan is implemented in Las Vegas, Macau, and the United States, the numbers indicated in the top months change.

Global Gambling Business Statistics

According to the latest statistics, 4. 792 casinos and gambling online companies are recorded worldwide in 2023. This figure shows an increase in the number of registered businesses by 4 or 3 % compared to the previous year, and the annual increase in business from 2018 to 2022 was 6 and 1 %. [8]

The area with a large number of gambling companies is correct. [8]

region	Company
Europe	3. 211
North America	2. 884
Africa and Near East	373

Which Countries Gamble the Most?

Australian players are wasteful to average $ 1. 000 gambling, which is average $ 54 to $ 71 on average on the average day of play. A survey was conducted to clarify which state was most popular in gambling.

• Ireland: Irish players are wastefully gambling on average of $ 713 per year.
• The British Empire: Britain, Scotland, Wales and North Ireland, average players spend $ 179 a year and spend on gambling. In fact, the British Gambling Committee's 2023 statistics confirmed that 48%of 11-1 7-yea r-olds who have gambling some kind of skills in the past 12 months will be at 48%.
• US: The average adult in the United States consumes 26 1-Bax per year for lottery and casino gambling.
• Australia: Gambling is the highest, within $ 1, 200 per year [22].
• Singapore: The amount of gambling per capita is second, and the average player has lost $ 725 a year.
• Macau: Based on the number of guests, gambling income has increased the most. $ 354 per person [23].

Problem Gambling

Only a few gamblers cause problems that can lead to addiction.

Some studies are shining this problem:

• One of the 400 adults, 0. 23%of the world's adult population, is seeking support related to gambling issues.
• Serious problems with gambling have influenced 0, 1 to 5, 8%of the world's adult population.
• More than 750. 000 people from 14 to 21 years old have an obsessiv e-compulsive gambling problem.
• In England, there is a gambling problem within 0. 5%of the population, and according to estimated, it is 168. 149, a 50%increase from last year.
• In the United States, 1 % to 2 % of the population is suffering from gambling harm.
• In Australia, 46%of gambling people are said to have some risk of gambling harm.
• Only 1%of women with gambling addiction rely on support.
• Space} 66%of players with problems have confessed that they rely on stocks to provide funds to gambling habits.
• Space} Attacked, the number of obsessiv e-compulsive players increased by 17, 6%.

In August 2024, the British group YOUNG GAMERS AND GAMBLERS EDUCATION TRUST (YGAM) tells the scouts to convey the risk of gambling and how to make a meaningful conclusion to protect themselves from the games of games. Announced a partnership with.

UK Gamstop Stats, 2024

GAMSTOP (free service that can introduce control of gambling on the Internet) regains 49. 494 new members in the first half of 2024 and continuously in the sel f-exclusion scheme to 482. 815. The age group 16-24 years old has increased by 12, and the average number of members has declined compared to the time 2023.

Gambling Fines, Sanctions and Financial Penalties

Since 2020, a huge fine for gambling operators has exceeded 394. [28] Pay attention to the risks of strict adjustments, a lot of fines, stopping, and licensing reviews, and gambling operators around the world continue to not comply with license conditions and local gambling methods. Most of these violations are related to public accountability and the fight against money laundering.

year	Total number of fines in the world
2020	$ 56. 822. 957 / £ 44. 734, 173 / € 49. 565. 463
2021	$ 51, 217, 461 / £ 40, 321, 217 / € 48. 062. 890
2022	$ 269. 532. 490 / £ 220, 948, 192 / € 255. 993. 308
2023	$ 445. 988. 016 / £ 352. 735. 367 / € 405. 645. 672

The biggest fined fined by gambling regulation in 2023 was an economic fine of 450 million Australian dollars ($ 296 million / £ 232 million / 274 million euros / 95 million euros). Adjusted in 2023 by Australian Centre for Reports and Austracan), Crown Melbourne and Crown Perth. [29]

The biggest finance issued by the English Gambling Committee was the fined 19. 2 million pounds ($ 24 million / € 21. 8 million) in March 2023 to William Hill Group. [30]