Growth in the Online Gambling and Betting Market Is Attributed To the Increasing Legalization of Gambling and Betting
In October 1994, the first online gambling venue opened to
the general public, was ticketing for the Liechtenstein International Lottery. Online
gambling, is typically betting on casino or sports type games over the
Internet. This includes casinos, virtual poker, and sports betting. Operators
provide gambling and betting games such as bingo, casino, poker, lottery, and
sports betting through digital platform. Fantasy league gaming platforms such
as Sideline Software, Inc., Fleaflicker, CBS Interactive, and NFL Enterprises
LLC offer service for online betting on sports such as football, cricket, and
horse riding, among others.
Over the years, the concept of online gambling and betting
has not only caught on, but accounts for more than a quarter of the entire
gambling market. The growth of the online gambling and betting market
is majorly attributed to increasing use of internet and increasing population across
the globe. According to DataReportal, around 4.72 billion people around the
world use the internet in April 2021; that is more than 60% of the world’s
total population. Moreover, many countries such as Ghana, Singapore, Brazil, Australia,
and Argentina are relaxing laws and regulations for online gambling and
betting. For example, China allows betting on only approved sites and the
Chinese Sports Lottery has the monopoly on all sports betting,
Moreover, in Japan, online betting on motorboat races,
motorcycle races, bicycle races, and horse races operated by the municipal
bodies or Japanese government is permitted. This in turn is also expected to
augment the growth of the online gambling and betting market. Furthermore, many
operators offer a variety of payment options such as PayPal casinos, neteller
online casinos, check online casinos, visa casinos, and others. Cryptocurrency
or virtual currency is mostly preferred among online casinos. Therefore, with
the increasing use of cryptocurrency or virtual currency, such as Bitcoin, the online
gambling and betting market is also growing with a rapid pace, worldwide.
In January 2021, the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB)
authorized additional operators to launch online gaming and sports betting in
the state. MGCB authorized casino operator the Little Traverse Bay Band of
Odawa Indians, with its online gaming platform provider Poker Stars and its
online sports betting provider FoxBet. This in turn is also expected to
accelerate the growth of the online gambling and betting market in this region.
Moreover, in Asia Pacific, the market is witnessing robust growth due to
increase in Internet users, increasing penetration of smartphones, and the availability
of gambling and betting websites in this region.
According to the India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF), internet
users in India are expected to increase from 429.23 million as of September
2017 to 829 million by 2021.
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