GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 41 - July 2018

BY THE NUMBERS Flag illustrations by Magi Bagi/Shutterstock Amount of expected gross gaming revenue in the Philippines this year, a 9.4% increase from 2017. (186 billion pesos) Amount Portugal’s regulated online sports bettingmarket was worth during its first full calendar year. Total revenue in 2017 fromonline casino games in Portugal. Amount of revenue increase forWilliamHill U.S. in the first four months of 2018. Number of accounts that took part in sports betting in France during Q1 2018, a 36% increase over the previous quarter. Amount generated by bonus offers inFrance during Q1 2018, a 53% increase. Estimated annual revenue fromregulated sports betting in theU.S. by 2023 , according to PlayUSA.com. Amount mobilegambling will account for in the onlinegambling market by2018 , according to the Global Online Gambling & Betting Market Report. Number of years the Professional andAmateur SportsProtectionAct of 1992 (PASPA) was in effect, preventing regulated and legalized sportsbetting in mostU.S. states . Number of jobs thatwill be eliminated in theU.K. when the country drops themaximumpermitted stake on fixed-odds betting terminals from £100 to £2, according to KPMG. Proportion of bets placed atWilliamHill U.S. via a mobile device during the same time period. Flag images by Magi Bagi/Shutterstock Amount PaddyPower Betfair had to return to shareholders due to declining revenues in Q1 2018. W W W . G P W A T I M E S . O R G 10