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Worldwide Online Gambling Industry to 2030 – Major Players Include 888 Holdings, William Hill and Paddy Power Among Others
The “Online Gambling Global Market Report 2021: COVID-19 Growth and Change to 2030” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.
This report provides strategists, marketers and senior management with the critical information they need to assess the global online gambling market.
This report focuses on the online gambling market which is experiencing strong growth. The report gives a guide to the online gambling market which will be of significance over the next ten years and beyond, including the market’s response to the challenge of the global pandemic.
The global online gambling market is expected to grow from $64.13 billion in 2020 to $72.02 billion in 2021 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.3%. The growth is mainly due to the companies resuming their operations and adapting to the new normal while recovering from the COVID-19 impact, which had earlier led to restrictive containment measures involving social distancing, remote working, and the closure of commercial activities that resulted in operational challenges. The market is expected to reach $112.09 billion in 2025 at a CAGR of 12%.
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Where is the largest and fastest growing market for the online gambling? How does the market relate to the overall economy, demography and other similar markets? What forces will shape the market going forward? The Online Gambling market global report answers all these questions and many more.
The report covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional and country breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market’s historic and forecast market growth by geography. It places the market within the context of the wider online gambling market, and compares it with other markets.
- The market characteristics section of the report defines and explains the market.
- The market size section gives the market size ($b) covering both the historic growth of the market, the impact of the COVID-19 virus and forecasting its recovery.
- Market segmentations break down market into sub markets.
- The regional and country breakdowns section gives an analysis of the market in each geography and the size of the market by geography and compares their historic and forecast growth. It covers the impact and recovery trajectory of COVID-19 for all regions, key developed countries and major emerging markets.
- Competitive landscape gives a description of the competitive nature of the market, market shares, and a description of the leading companies. Key financial deals which have shaped the market in recent years are identified.
- The trends and strategies section highlights the likely future developments in the market and suggests approaches companies can take to exploit this.
- The online gambling market section of the report gives context. It compares the online gambling market with other segments of the online gambling market by size and growth, historic and forecast. It analyses GDP proportion, expenditure per capita, online gambling indicators comparison.
Major players in the online gambling market are 888 Holdings PLC, Bet365 Group Ltd., Betsson AB, William Hill PLC, GVC Holdings PLC, Kindred Group PLC, Sky Betting & Gaming, Stars Group Inc., Ladbrokes Coral Group PLC and Paddy Power Betfair PLC.
The online gambling market comprises of revenue generated by remote gaming activities by means of the internet using desktop and mobile devices. The market includes gambling establishments developing online sports betting, casino, bingo, lotteries, and poker games, among others.
The online gambling laws vary wildly from one region to other. Most countries have their own local laws that deal with the relevant legal and regulatory issues. Countries such as the USA, have much more complex gambling regulatory process. Moreover, in countries like India, gambling is under strict control. With each individual country enacting different gambling laws, it’s tough to be familiar with them all. Nevertheless, all gambling sites should be compliant with any laws that they are subject to, to ensure gambling sites are operated lawfully, ethically, and are safe. The established and reputable licensing authorities impose a strict code of conduct on the licensees, who have to adhere to the necessary regulations if they are to maintain their licenses. The strict and varying laws across the countries are likely to challenge the market growth.
Technologies such as Blockchain, IoT and VR are changing everything in every field including online gambling. Virtual Reality and VR Headsets have gained a lot of popularity in recent years and are revolutionary addition to the world of online gambling. With VR, one can actually enter into a virtual casino and play all the games without having to travel. However, fraud and cheating were majorly concerning the users in online gambling. A lot of online casinos and online gambling sites have been accused of not being transparent and hiding their internal workings and the methods for their dealings. These concerns can be addressed using blockchain technology. With blockchain technology, everyone will be able to see exactly what is going on behind the scenes. Games such as SlotsMillion, Casino VR Poker, and The Gear that are played through VR are engaging the customers and are shaping the online gambling industry.
Increasing adoption of smartphones with improved internet accessibility is driving the online gambling market. Globally, the average use of mobile devices compared to desktop computers or laptops is significantly greater. In most countries, the mobile users account for about 80% of all users in the online gambling industry. According to the study published on the Rub90 portal, the share of gamblers preferring smartphones to participate in gambling grew by 117% between 2012 and 2018. According to the report Gambling participation in 2019: behavior, awareness and attitudes, 18% of the respondents gambled online at least once while 21% of the respondents gambled in 2019. According to Cisco company annual report, globally, the total number of Internet users is projected to grow from 3.9 billion in 2018 to 5.3 billion by 2023 at a CAGR of 6 percent, and Smartphones will grow at a 7 percent CAGR. This in turn is expected to drive online gambling market.
In January 2019, MRG (Mr Green Ltd) was acquired by one of the world’s largest betting and gaming companies William Hill PLC for $321.22 million. Following the acquisition of MRG by William Hill PLC, the MRG brands will be part of the William Hill. Mr Green Ltd., is an online gambling company.
Key Topics Covered:
1. Executive Summary
2. Online Gambling Market Characteristics
3. Online Gambling Market Trends and Strategies
4. Impact of COVID-19 on Online Gambling
5. Online Gambling Market Size and Growth
5.1. Global Online Gambling Historic Market, 2015-2020, $ Billion
5.1.1. Drivers of the Market
5.1.2. Restraints on The Market
5.2. Global Online Gambling Forecast Market, 2020-2025F, 2030F, $ Billion
5.2.1. Drivers of the Market
5.2.2. Restraints on the Market
6. Online Gambling Market Segmentation
7. Online Gambling Market Regional and Country Analysis
7.1. Global Online Gambling Market, Split By Region, Historic and Forecast, 2015-2020, 2020-2025F, 2030F, $ Billion
7.2. Global Online Gambling Market, Split By Country, Historic and Forecast, 2015-2020, 2020-2025F, 2030F, $ Billion
8. Asia-Pacific Online Gambling Market
9. China Online Gambling Market
10. India Online Gambling Market
11. Japan Online Gambling Market
12. Australia Online Gambling Market
13. Indonesia Online Gambling Market
14. South Korea Online Gambling Market
15. Western Europe Online Gambling Market
16. UK Online Gambling Market
17. Germany Online Gambling Market
18. France Online Gambling Market
19. Eastern Europe Online Gambling Market
20. Russia Online Gambling Market
21. North America Online Gambling Market
22. USA Online Gambling Market
23. South America Online Gambling Market
24. Brazil Online Gambling Market
25. Middle East Online Gambling Market
26. Africa Online Gambling Market
27. Online Gambling Market Competitive Landscape and Company Profiles
27.1. Online Gambling Market Competitive Landscape
27.2. Online Gambling Market Company Profiles
27.2.1. 888 Holdings PLC
27.2.1.1. Overview
27.2.1.2. Products and Services
27.2.1.3. Strategy
27.2.1.4. Financial Performance
27.2.2. Bet365 Group Ltd.
27.2.2.1. Overview
27.2.2.2. Products and Services
27.2.2.3. Strategy
27.2.2.4. Financial Performance
27.2.3. Betsson AB
27.2.3.1. Overview
27.2.3.2. Products and Services
27.2.3.3. Strategy
27.2.3.4. Financial Performance
27.2.4. William Hill PLC
27.2.4.1. Overview
27.2.4.2. Products and Services
27.2.4.3. Strategy
27.2.4.4. Financial Performance
27.2.5. GVC Holdings PLC
27.2.5.1. Overview
27.2.5.2. Products and Services
27.2.5.3. Strategy
27.2.5.4. Financial Performance
28. Key Mergers and Acquisitions in the Online Gambling Market
29. Online Gambling Market Future Outlook and Potential Analysis
30. Appendix
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Resort fees are up 194% and Nevada’s live poker table count is down 38% since 2011, based on UNLV and Gaming Commission data cited in the report.
The cost of a one-night visit to the Las Vegas Strip has more than doubled since 2014, according to a new “Las Vegas Inflation Index” published by Ignition Casino. The report estimates a typical one-night “basket” of expenses at $667.85 in 2026 versus $319.09 in 2014, a 109.3% increase.
Ignition Casino’s basket includes the Strip average for a blackjack minimum bet, weekend one-night hotel stay, resort fee, domestic beer, bottle of water, dinner (entrée and drink), a show ticket and valet parking. In the company’s breakdown, resort fees show the steepest jump, rising from $19.43 to $48.49 (+194.5%). Other increases cited include blackjack minimum bets from $50.00 to $112.17 (+124.3%), show tickets from $82.86 to $175.91 (+112.3%), water from $3.00 to $7.00 (+133.3%), and valet parking moving from free to $40.
For poker, the report argues higher trip costs are landing alongside a smaller live product. Citing UNLV’s Center for Gaming Research and Nevada Gaming Commission Quarterly Reports, it says Nevada’s live poker table count fell from 957 in 2011 to 595 by end-2025, a 38% decline. On the Strip, the report puts active poker rooms at eight today—Aria, Bellagio, Caesars Palace, Horseshoe, Mandalay Bay, MGM Grand, The Venetian and Wynn—down from approximately 17 in the late 2000s.
The company also points to higher rake caps compared with 2014. It states Aria’s rake is “10% of the pot up to a maximum cap of $7 per hand,” Bellagio’s cap is $6, and the remaining Strip rooms are at $5, versus a 2014 Strip average cap of $4. Using an assumed 30 raked hands per hour, the report estimates that a $2 higher cap at cap-reaching tables equates to “an extra $60 per hour” going to the house, or $300 over a five-hour session.
At blackjack, Ignition Casino ties higher table minimums to shorter expected playtime for fixed budgets. It estimates a $500 bankroll would last about 2 hours and 22 minutes at the 2014 average minimum bet, versus about 28 minutes at the 2026 average minimum, using an approach it attributes to “casino risk analysts and quantitative mathematicians” and assuming 70 hands per hour and a blackjack standard deviation of 1.15.
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Deal starts with the 2026 PMCO Western Europe Wildcard and adds a JanickaGaming ambassador program.
G2 and PUBG MOBILE Esports have announced a partnership aimed at growing the PUBG MOBILE esports ecosystem in Western Europe, the companies said on June 15, 2026 in Berlin.
The partnership begins with the 2026 PUBG MOBILE Club Open (PMCO) Western Europe Wildcard, with registration open now. G2’s in-house media and production unit, 62, will support tournament operations and community activations, spanning creator campaigns, media buying, and event management.
The first major activation under the agreement will be the 2026 PUBG MOBILE Global Open (PMGO) Western Europe Finals, scheduled for 11–13 September, with registration opening today, according to the announcement.
The companies are also launching an ambassador program for the region, naming German PUBG MOBILE content creator JanickaGaming as the Western Europe ambassador. PUBG MOBILE said she will stream PUBG MOBILE weekly and cover esports topics and tournaments alongside her existing social content.
“PUBG MOBILE has built something really special over the years. It’s one of the biggest games in the world and one of the most impressive esports ecosystems,” said Alban Dechelotte, CEO of G2.
Shaowei Chen, Head of Western Europe Publishing at PUBG MOBILE, added: “Western Europe represents one of the most promising growth frontiers for PUBG MOBILE esports, and G2 stands as a great strategic partner to drive this expansion.”
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Gambling in the USA
Las Vegas Inflation Index: Cost of visiting Sin City for one night has more than doubled in the last 12 years
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- An average spend for one night on the Las Vegas Strip now reaches nearly $670, compared to $319 in 2014.
- Resort fees have seen a 194% rise in that period – the steepest increase of all.
- Nevada’s live poker table count has fallen by 38% since 2011 – from 957 tables to 595 – while the number of active Strip poker rooms has halved.
- Strip poker rooms are taking an average of $300 more per five-hour session compared to 2014.
- With a $500 blackjack budget, you will bust nearly two hours quicker on average in 2026 compared to 2014.
The average cost for a one-night stay in Las Vegas has risen by almost 109% in the last 12 years, as revealed by research from Ignition Casino.
Based on the average cost of a basket of a typical visitor’s stay – hotel, food, drinks, entertainment and parking – guests are spending nearly $350 more per night in 2026 than they were in 2014.
That basket includes the average minimum blackjack bet, a one-night hotel stay, resort fee, a domestic beer, bottle of water, dinner (entrée and drink), a show ticket and valet parking. All recorded prices are Strip averages in 2014 and 2026.
The steepest single increase is resort fees: the add-ons charged on top of base room rates averaged $19.43 on the Strip in 2014 and have risen to $48.49 today – a 194.5% jump. Almost every other line item has at least doubled, with blackjack minimum bets up 124%, water up 133%, show tickets up 112% and valet parking going from free to $40.
Feature (On Strip)
2014
2026
% Increase
Blackjack minimum bet $50.00
$112.17
+124.3%
Average resort fee/night $19.43
$48.49
+194.5%
Weekend one-night hotel stay $125.80
$207.28
+64.8%
Domestic beer $6.00
$10.00
+66.7%
Bottle of water $3.00
$7.00
+133.3%
Dinner (entrée + drink) $32.00
$67.00
+109.4%
Show ticket $82.86
$175.91
+112.3%
Valet parking $0.00
$40.00
N/A
TOTAL $319.09
$667.85
+109.3%
But rising prices are only half the story. For poker players specifically, the cost of a Las Vegas trip has increased at the same time as the product itself has quietly contracted – fewer rooms, fewer tables, and higher costs per hand once you sit down.
Fewer tables, higher rake: Las Vegas poker’s shrinkflation squeeze
Las Vegas remains the live poker capital of the world – but the infrastructure supporting that reputation has been quietly hollowed out, and the players who remain are paying significantly more for a shrinking product.
According to data compiled by UNLV’s Center for Gaming Research from Nevada Gaming Commission Quarterly Reports, the state’s live poker table count stood at 957 tables in 2011. By end-2025, that figure had fallen to 595 – a reduction of 38% over 14 years, with no return to pre-2016 levels in sight.
The decline is structural and predates COVID. From 957 tables in 2011, Nevada’s count fell steadily to 587 by 2018 as casinos converted poker floor space to higher-margin baccarat. The pandemic accelerated the attrition – tables collapsed to just 413 in 2020 – and the recovery has been incomplete. Today’s total of 595 remains roughly 38% below its 2011 level.
On the Strip specifically, the picture is even starker. From approximately 17 active poker rooms in the late 2000s, just eight remain today: Aria, Bellagio, Caesars Palace, Horseshoe, Mandalay Bay, MGM Grand, The Venetian and Wynn. For Texas Hold’em and Omaha players, this consolidation means less table availability and less competition between rooms – and with fewer operators competing for players, there has been little pressure to keep rake in check.
Metric
2011
2025/26
Change
Nevada poker tables (statewide) 957
595
–38%
Active Strip poker rooms ~17
8
–53%
Average rake cap per hand $4
$5–$7
↑ significantly
Are Las Vegas poker rooms still good value amid rising costs?
The rake compounds the shrinkflation picture. Of the eight active Strip rooms, Aria charges a rake of 10% of the pot up to a maximum cap of $7 per hand, Bellagio’s cap is $6, and the remaining rooms sit at $5. In 2014, the Strip average was 10% up to a $4 cap.
Considering a fast dealer pushes out 30 raked hands per hour, an extra $2 in rake per hand – at rooms where the cap is reached – means an extra $60 per hour going to the house. Over a five-hour session, that is $300 less in players’ stacks compared to 2014.
Factor in the broader 109.3% price hike across the average Las Vegas stay and there is a serious debate to be had over value for money. Players are paying more to stay, more to eat, more to park – and then paying more rake across fewer available tables once they sit down.
The same squeeze is visible at the blackjack tables, where minimum bet increases have made a given budget go significantly less far than it did 12 years ago – offering a precise illustration of what the broader cost increases mean in practice.
You will bust two hours earlier in Las Vegas today compared to 2014 with a $500 blackjack budget
The blackjack minimum bet increase tells a sharp story about what rising costs mean in practice. Based on the average Strip minimum in 2014, a $500 budget would last approximately two hours and 22 minutes before a player would be expected to bust against the house. Taking into account the 124% increase in average minimum bet since then, that same $500 would now be expected to last just 28 minutes.
This is calculated using a methodology applied by casino risk analysts and quantitative mathematicians, factoring in betting units, the standard deviation of blackjack (1.15, accounting for doubling down, splitting and natural blackjack payouts), and an average table speed of 70 hands per hour. Full methodology is set out in the appendix below.
Las Vegas blackjack average time to bust (hr:min)
Budget
2014 (hr:min)
2026 (hr:min)
$100
0:06
N/A
$200
0:23
0:04
$300
0:51
0:10
$500
2:22
0:28
$1,000
9:29
1:53
Shrinkflation is usually associated with a chocolate bar that got smaller without the price changing. In Las Vegas, the same principle has played out across an entire recreational economy — only here, the price went up too. Fewer poker rooms, higher rake, steeper minimum bets and a resort bill that has more than doubled: the product has contracted while the cost of accessing it has soared.
Appendix: Blackjack time-to-bust methodology
The following explains how estimated survival times for a given blackjack budget are calculated, using the $500 at a $50 table example (median survival: 2 hours 22 minutes in 2014).
Step 1: Normalisation. Currency is standardised into Betting Units. $500 / $50 minimum bet = 10 units.
Step 2: Volatility Index. Standard deviation is defined. A simple coin-flip game has a standard deviation of 1.0; blackjack, with doubling down, splitting and 3:2 naturals, carries an accepted standard deviation of 1.15.
Step 3: Absorbing Barrier Formula. Median hands to bust is calculated as: n ≈ 1.66 × (betting units)².
Step 4: Executing the calculation. For 10 units: 10² = 100 × 1.66 = 166 hands to bust.
Step 5: Translating to casino time. 166 hands / 70 hands per hour = 2.37 hours = 2 hours and 22 minutes. The same formula applied to a $112.17 minimum bet ($500 / $112.17 = ~4.46 units; 4.46² × 1.66 = ~33 hands; 33 / 70 = 0.47 hours = approximately 28 minutes.
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