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OFFICIAL FIGURES

Online gambling surpasses €1 billion in December in Spain

According to the most recent report published by The Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling (DGOJ), the online gaming sector in Spain continues to grow. The figures show that in the fourth quarter of 2016 there was both an increase in the GGR and in the total amount bet.

December was a record month with Spaniards gambling over US 1billion in the last thirty days of 2016. The report covers the period from the beginning of October until the end of December 2016.

The DGOJ reported that the total amount bet stood at €2,913.22 million for the quarter an increase of 12.97 per cent over the third quarter and 19.91 per cent compared to the same quarter the previous year.

According to the latest report GGR for the quarter stood at €125.66 million, an increase of 22.71 per cent compared to third quarter and an increase of 32.60 per cent compared to the same quarter in 2015. Meanwhile, the total amount of deposits during the quarter stood at €323.52 million, an increase of 14.41 per cent compared to the previous quarter and up 33.64 per cent compared to the same quarter in 2015.

Of the total amount, bet sports betting came in first place with 43.82 per cent of the market share. Casino gaming came in second place with 41.17 per cent and poker is in third place standing at 14.27 per cent. Bingo accounted for 0.65 per cent of the total amount bet while betting on online competitions accounted for 0.10 per cent.

Source: GMB / G3newswire.com