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United Kingdom Bettors are a Third of All European Internet Gamblers

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The web gambling business in the UK has increased two fold in five years, with in excess of one million gamblers regularly betting using the net. According to a poll conducted by the Dept. of Culture, Media and Sport, United Kingdom bettors make up around one-third of the Old World’s approximated total of 3 300 000 internet gamblers.

The average sum spent by every punter is approximated at one thousand pounds, with the European sector now worth £3.5bn each year.

Amidst the 70 online betting web sites in the United Kingdom, none are gambling web sites promoting card games such as poker and chemin de fer. A better part of the world’s 2,000 internet betting sites are located in locations with dubious net casino rules. Antigua and Costa Rica are responsible for for more than 1,000 sites between them.

The Gov’t in the United Kingdom is hoping to introduce rules and a tax setup to control the functioning of the online wagering industry. With this type of regulatory framework in place, web gambling activities would be observed and the business will achieve even greater penetration in the in the years to come.

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