how many people internationally, bet on horse racing online annually?

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Clarification of Question by 96311-ga on 26 May 2003 13:57 PDT

how about off track and other means of betting rather than at the race
track?  Surely there are places where one could see the amount of
bettors there are in various places around the world and how much is
gambled in the process.  I am not necessarily looking for profit
numbers rather gross figures.

According to one market report --

"Trying to ascertain the value of the online gaming industry is
virtually impossible. Firstly, many of the companies are private so
accounts are not available. Secondly, the industry is in its infancy,
with the major players having been present for just a couple of years,
making time series analysis impossible. For these reasons market share
is difficult to estimate."

Online Betting 
http://www.marketresearch.com/product/display.asp?productID=500608


I'm thinking your answer is going to be elusive...

-K~