ITALIAN GAMBLING MARKET CONTINUES TO THRIVE
15 May 2009
Latest AAMS numbers cover January - April
2009
The Italian gambling market continues to thrive,
according to new numbers just out from the country's
regulatory body, the AAMS, which cover the period
January to April 2009 and show that gambling wagers in
Italy rose 10 percent in the first four months of the
year to Euro 17.603 billion, with wagers in April alone
reaching Euro 4.442 billion. In the comparative period
April 2008, wagers were 4.076 billion
According
to Reuters business news service, there was continued
growth in sports betting and online poker, lotto sales
were lower, but scratchcards wagering increased.
Gambling wagers in Italy rose 10 percent in the first
four months of the year to 17.603 billion, with gambling
group Lottomatica revealing that two thirds of its
expected full year earnings will come from Italy. In
particular Lottomatica holds the concession for Italy's
Lotto game, Gratta & Vinci scratch cards and is also
expanding in sports betting and online poker.
Rival Snia is active in sports betting and runs Italy's
largest horse betting network.
AAMS published a
table of Italian gambling wagering by type ( figures in
millions of Euros):
| |
Apr 09 |
Mar 09 |
Apr 08 |
| Slot machines |
2,014 |
2,064 |
1,950 |
| Bingo |
105 |
128 |
131 |
| Horserace betting |
183 |
194 |
211 |
| Sports betting |
418 |
411 |
355 |
| Scratch cards |
889 |
888 |
790 |
| Lotto |
449 |
464 |
483 |
| Online poker |
188 |
182 |
nil |
| Superenalotto |
196 |
202 |
156 |
Online Casino News Courtesy of
Infopowa
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