What are the size of the online betting and gaming markets, and in
particular the online poker market?

Hello Nickleby,   

The online betting market in 2004 was valued at $8.6 billion per year
and it is growing by about 20 percent per year.

Betting Market
http://www.bettingmarket.com/onlinebetting.htm


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Online gaming

?Although estimates as to the current size and growth rates of the
global online gaming market vary considerably, it is estimated by
Christiansen Capital Advisors, LLC that the market generated revenue
of approximately $8.2 billion in 2004, representing just over three
per cent of the total global gaming market. In 2004, casino and bingo
games represented approximately 29 per cent of the online gaming
market, and poker represented approximately 13 per cent.?

Growth

?For the five-year period from 2005 to 2009, it is estimated that
revenues generated by the global online gaming market will increase to
approximately $22.7 billion, representing a compound annual growth
rate of approximately 22 per cent. On this basis, the global online
gaming market would still only represent approximately eight per cent
of the total global gaming market in 2009.?

Primezone: August 2005
http://www.primezone.com/newsroom/news.html?d=83270


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From Research and Markets Reports:

?The amount gambled on poker websites around the world is estimated to
be more than USD 60 billion for 2005.

More than 60% of the industry experts surveyed believe that online
poker will be the dominant offer in online gambling in 2-3 years.

75% of the industry experts surveyed believe that the global annual
rake/commission in the 2-3 years will be more than USD 4 billion.?
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c19515/


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The Online Poker Market

?Since its establishment in the late 1990s, poker has become one of
the fastest growing segments of the online gaming market, growing from
estimated revenues of $92 million in 2002 to $365 million in 2003 and
$1,048 million in 2004. In 2004, online poker generated approximately
13 per cent of global online gaming market revenue, an increase of 100
per cent from 2003.?

Party Gaming
http://www.partygaming.com/about_us/poker_market.html



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Online betting market
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I hope the information provided is helpful!


Best regards,
Bobbie7

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