Spanish online gambling revenue continues to rise in Q2

Spanish national gambling regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) has revealed that the country’s online gaming sector experienced further year-on-year revenue growth during the three months to June 30.

Revenue generated by licensed sites in the second quarter came in at €121.3m ($141.9m), up 22.6% on the corresponding period last year.

The overall revenue rise comes after the DGOJ also posted year-on-year growth for the first quarter of the year, with total revenue in the opening three months of the year amounting to €122.7m.

Sports betting revenue reached €60.1m in Q2, which is 12.3% more than in the same period last year, but almost 15% less than in the opening quarter of 2017.

Other stand-out results in the second quarter include casino revenue of €42.9m, up 52.5% last year, while slots revenue rocketed 84% year-on-year to €21.5m and live roulette revenue amounting to €9.5m.

In addition, the DGOJ said that online poker revenue increased by almost 5% on a year-on-year basis in the second quarter to €14.4m, despite cash game stakes dropping 5.5%.

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