GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 37 - February 2017

by the numbers Qui Nguyen photo by Drew Amato; Hillary Clinton photo by Gage Skidmore Number of suspects arrested in Singapore for illegal online gambling operations. Amount wagered on eSports in 2016. Age of Qui Nguyen, the oldest player towin theWSOP MainEvent title since 2007. Sum staked by an anonymous female punter on two separate wagers on Hillary Clintonwinning theU.S. Presidential election . Revenue generated in the U.K. by online gambling operators. Amount bet in the U.S. on illegal sports betting matches annually. Percentage growth for eSports fans in the U.S. Estimated amount of money that depended on the outcome of the U.S. presidential election . Estimated DFSmarket by 2021. Operating loss for French- licensed online operators in 2015, according to gaming regulator ARJEL. The expected value of online gamblingwagers by 2021. Global viewers for eSports in 2016. 8 w w w . g p w a t i m e s . o r g