Marcus Richards
As per reports, the market for Gambling has reached US$747.9 Billion in 2022. It also predicts that by 2026, this number will be increased to an estimated total of US$876 Billion, growing at a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 3.6%. Almost 80% of adults in the country are spending time in some of the uk casino online platforms which makes gambling popular.
These 80% of people in America have tried gambling at least once in their lifetime. Also, remote gambling platforms are used to increase the customer base. One of the segments analyzed in the report is Lottery, and the other one is Betting. After the analysis period, the Lottery segment is estimated to reach US$372.6 Billion with a CAGR of 2.8%. Similarly, the Betting segment is about to have a 4.4% of CAGR, for the coming 7-year period.
Rise of the Gambling Market after COVID
Gambling Market has been hit hard by the pandemic with the pause of tourism, and leisure activities, which are necessary for industry growth. As per the reports by ResearchAndMarkets.com, companies are rearranging their operations and recovering from the COVID impact.
They also add that the growth of the Gambling market is expected to be driven by changing the gambling habits of consumers. As the popularity of social gaming and gambling apps increases, it will boost the growth of the market.
Revenue profits from Gambling
In the US market, the estimated number is $267.5 Billion in 2022. At the same time, the Asia-Pacific region is expected to reach $322.4 Billion only by 2026, which clearly specifies that the huge rise in revenue is mostly contributed by Tourists along with the locals. In areas like airports and hotels, there are gambling machines included. Unfortunately, these areas were less active or almost never were due to the Lockdown crisis. It has caused significant revenue loss. Stats show that the area of New Orleans has faced more than a 60% decline in revenues during the COVID period compared to previous years.
According to Playtoday.com, revenue from Online gambling is on the rise, especially since the beginning of the Pandemic. Statistics show that US online revenues were around $306.5 million in 2018. By 2020, it became 1978.57 million.
Growth of Casino segment in future
It is said that by 2026,the U.S.A, Canada, Europe and Asia-Pacific regions will carry 3.7% of the Global casino segment. The Asia-Pacific region would likely become one of the fastest growing clusters in this regional market by 2026, US$34.5 Billion approximately.
The Casino segment is eventually creating an effect all over the world. Global competitiveness makes growth at a fast pace. It has mainly been divided into commercial, tribal, limited stakes, i-gaming, etcetera. Also, they target people who are middle-aged, with low income. Stats specifically tells us that more than 70% of slot revenues are coming from players over the age of 55.
Conclusion
With the help of facilities available in the modern era, the market of gambling is also becoming one of the most profitable fields. Even though recent events like COVID caused a significant decline in the stats of profit, post-COVID opportunities are utilised up to their high levels to strengthen the market, and new reports confirm that this is effective. The growth in CAGR in various regions like Europe, Canada, Asia-Pacific region also implies this fact.
Since this gaming industry supports the total economy by providing 1.8 Million jobs, with 74 Billion of labour income, and 40.8 Billion of taxes, including state taxes, and local taxes, we can conclude that, after all, the Gambling market is not going to fail anytime soon.
