UK Sets Standard for Online Gambling
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010The world of online gambling is growing quickly but not in the US. The states are not leading the market at all and it seems that the UK is setting the standard to which other online gambling industries are being weighed. If you want to see how a good online gambling model is created, all you need to do is study the UK gambling market. New studies are showing that it is so good that it is taking over in online activity in the UK with residents. In fact, it is even more popular than Facebook. A new study done by Nielsen Group showed that 3.2 million people were added to the already bloated online gambling industry this past year. That means it saw a 40% increase in activity since last year. Experts aren’t exactly floored by the growth though. They knew full well that the UK was hot on the heels of creating an online gambling initiative that would work well with the residents. It is great news for the country because of the huge revenue dollars it brings to them. Plus it also is steadily creating new jobs for people in the areas where casinos are being developed online. They need programmers and other office workers to support the huge growth of that market.
Other research done by Nielsen revealed that online poker and bingo are the main draws to the world of gambling. Women make up about 46% of gambling, which leaves about a 50/50 split between men and women who are logging in online to wager. No one was shocked at the study, but it does dictate where gaming companies are going to push in the future. They are going to continue to focus on the huge growth of poker online gambling in the market. And they also are going to keep on developing bingo. More and more companies are jumping on the bingo band wagon—they now know how lucrative the game can be. Expect the UK market to continue to grow and other markets to quickly follow. They are going to want to compete now that they know how much money is involved and that an adequate regulation can be achieved.

