GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 35 - June 2016

BY THE NUMBERS $260,539 Online gaming revenue generated by the Delaware Lottery in March 2016, breaking its previous record — set in April 2014 — by nearly $20,000. 40,000 Number of search queries Google processes every second according to InternetLiveStats.com , which adds up to over 3.5 billion searches every day. 10 million Number of views reached in early April by PokerStars’ Jason Somerville on his Run It UP! Twitch show. 45% Percentage of U.K. residents that participated in gambling activity in 2015, according to the UK Gambling Commission. In 2014, that number was 53%. $4.2 billion Amount the American Gaming Association estimates was wagered on the Super Bowl this year. 97% Estimated percentage of the $4.2 billion in Super Bowl wagers that the AGA says were made illegally. 26% Percentage increase in gross gaming revenue in Spain in 2015. Of the €319.6 million in revenues, more than half (€179 million) came from sports betting, which was up 40% from 2014. €6.9 million Mega Moolah jackpot won by a Spin Palace player in April, just six months after Jon Heywood won a world record €17.8 million jackpot playing the game at Betway. 5,000-1 Odds of Leicester City winning the Premier League title, posted by Ladbrokes before the start of the season. 47 Number of people who made winning bets on the Foxes at those odds. 180% The increase in spending by betting companies on European football jersey sponsorships during the 2015-16 season. 35.7% The percentage of online sports wagers taken by Italian- licensed online operators that were handled by bet365 in the three months ending March 31, 2016. Gala Coral Group’s Eurobet brand was a distant second with 10.4% of the market. £60 million Estimated losses taken by U.K. bookmakers at this year’s Cheltenham Festival, where favorites ended up winning most races. By the Numbers