GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 39 - November 2017

BY THE NUMBERS Amount of online gaming revenue generated by Portugal in the first 10 months of regulation in the country Ireland’s new gambling age limit . Previously, 16-year- olds and 17-year-olds were eligible to enter properties with slot machines Number of players who registered forWSOP’sMain Event in 2017 , marking the third-largest field in the 48-year history of the event Amount the global games market has grown in five years Percent of online gambling transactions made by card payments in Europe by 2020 Portion of these transactions that e-wallets will make up Percentage of casino players who have switchedbetween brands intheU.K. at least once Percentage of U.K. onlinecasino customers who are age 18-34 Projected value of global esports industry by 2019 Percentage of U.K. residents who believe there are toomany opportunities togamble Number of operators who have applied for a gambling license in the U.K. in the past year Onlinerevenue made by operators via mobilechannels Estimated total value of esportswagers in 2017 9 W W W . G P W A T I M E S . O R G Galo de Barcelos illustrations by Naty_Lee/Shutterstock; Smartphone image by by Georgejmclittle/Shutterstock