Covid-19: FY expectations downgraded by 25%
This is less than the $356.1bn returned by the global gambling sector 10 years ago. However the data business expects to see a return to its pre-pandemic growth trajectory in 2022.
Online is now projected to command a 19.8% share of the 2020 global gambling market. This compares to a pre-pandemic forecast of 13.19%, reflecting the acceleration of online take-up and the greater impact on the land-based sector of physical closures and social distanced operating requirements (Chart 6).
iGB’s principal data partner has estimated interactive, including lottery, will hit $80bn gross win next year, having only broken the $40bn threshold in 2015.
The Asia/Oceania region, where the outbreak first originated, saw the biggest downgrade over the year, ending 30.9% behind the pre-pandemic forecast figure (Chart 3).
H2 Gambling Capital is the gambling industry’s leading consulting, market intelligence and data team. The company has a track record of 15 years focused on the global gambling industry, its projections have been influential in shaping legislators’ and investors’ views of the gambling sector across the globe.
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