However, while this total represents an increase on the amount collected during the corresponding period last year, it is down 2.4% on revenue generated in the final quarter of 2016.
Betting revenue was up 2.6% year-on-year to €71.6 million, while sports betting turnover also climbed by 4% to just under €1.4 billion
Elsewhere, online casino revenue jumped 30% year-on-year to €32.5 million while casino turnover increased 31.3%, due in part to a 42% increase in spend on both slots and roulette – each of which reported revenue of around €13.7 million.
In addition, despite online poker spending dropping by 1.8% in the first quarter, revenue from this sector of the market was up 2.4% to €15.1 million, with cash games accounting for 64.4% of all poker spend in the period.
The DGOJ also said that online bingo revenue was up 6.9% year-on-year to €2.4 million.
Source: GMB / igamingbusiness.com
