GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 43 - February 2019

BY THE NUMBERS Flags illustrations by Magi Bagi/Shutterstock; Las Vegas sign illustrations by Sudowoodo/Shutterstock Amount Paddy Power Betfair’s expansion into the U.S. sports betting market may add up to in annual group earnings by 2023 , according to the J&E Davy Group. Amount ofmoney lost by sports bettors in September at Nevada sportsbooks , the most of any month since the Nevada Gaming Control Board began releasing reports in 1984. Recordattendance frommore than80countriesatSiGMA2018 , along with over 400sponsorsand exhibitors and 200speakers . Average number of active accounts per week for sports betting in France during the World Cup, an84% increase . Spain’s gross annual revenue for online gambling in 2017 , a 31.9%year-over- year increase , according to the Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling. Amount the online gambling sector paid in taxes in Bulgaria over the first ninemonths of 2018 , according to the Bulgarian Trade Association of Manufacturers and Operators annual report. Numberof votes received from members of Prime Minister Edi Rama’s Socialist Party foranti- gambling legislation , which will force the closureofAlbanianslot machineparlors , betting shops and all other formsof sports wagering , including online sites. Amount that could bewagered legally on sports in the U.S. by 2025 , with the average American adult losing $43.50 per year , according to a Morgan Stanley report. Stake reduction on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) that will go into effect in April 2019, six months earlier than previously announced . Amount of moneywagered in September at Nevada sportsbooks , the most of any month since the Nevada Gaming Control Board began releasing reports in 1984. U.K. gamblingmarket’s overall revenue from April 2017 to March 2018, a 4.2% rise over the period from April 2016 to March 2017. 9 G P W A t i m e s . o r g