European Online Gambling Market (2022 - 2027): The Stars Group, The Kindered Group, William Hill and Bet365 Dominate - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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The European online gambling market is projected to grow, witnessing a CAGR of 9.20% during the forecast period (2020-2025).

Key Highlights

Growing hardware and software innovations and the rising popularity of casino and sports betting gambling, along with enhanced internet penetration, are expected to drive the growth of the European online gambling market.

The dominating players have been focusing on mergers over the past few years, primarily to increase their stake in the market and to improve profit margins. For instance, Paddy Power PLC and Bet fair PLC merged to form Paddy Power Betfair PLC.

In order to gain a competitive advantage and compete with the established players, companies are developing innovative offerings in the region.

Key Market Trends

Desktop Devices Holding The Major Share

Online gaming started on desktop computers, and many online casinos still focus most of their development on making sure that players get a smooth and well-presented user-interface experience. Desktops and laptops are considered to be the most convenient devices for online gambling owing to their bigger screen size.

This factor provides the gamer with the ultimate online gaming experience. One of the major benefits of using the desktop as an option to play online is that the number of mobile casino games on offer is significantly fewer than desktop gaming.

Moreover, some of the mobile casino games only offer a few selections of deposit options as compared to a desktop site. However, the rising penetration of smartphones, owing to their convenience, is affecting the growth and demand for the gambling market operated through desktops/laptops.

The United Kingdom Leading The Market

Sports betting in the United Kingdom is provided by the private sector and is conducted within a very competitive market. Online gambling is legal and regulated in the country by the Gambling Commission, which was formed by the Gambling Act of 2005.

Online poker, sports betting, casino games, bingo, and lottery-style games all fall under the purview of the Gambling Commission. As per the data published by OfCom (The Office of Communications, United Kingdom) in 2015, 6% of the users aged between 25-34 and 45-54 years engaged themselves in online gambling at least once in every three months.

The second highest age group was between 16 and 24 years, which accounted for 4%. Rizk Casino, 888 Holdings, Casumo Casino, bet365, and LeoVegas are some of the prominent players operating in the UK online gambling market.

Competitive Landscape

Bet365, 888 Holdings Plc, GVC Holdings PLC, Kindred Group PLC, William Hill PLC, and Betsson AB are some of the major players having a significant presence across Europe. nMany online gambling companies rely on third-party providers, such as Playtech, for software solutions.

However, some companies choose to backward integrate with technology providers. For instance, 888poker heavily invested in developing its own software and online gaming technology, primarily not to rely on suppliers.

Similarly, William Hill, a bookmaker company located in the United Kingdom, was focused on backward integration, and thus, acquired Grand Parade, a software development company, in 2016.

Companies Mentioned

• Betsson AB
• 888 Holdings PLC
• The Stars Group Inc.
• The Kindered Group
• GVC Holdings
• William Hill PLC
• Bet365 Group Ltd
• LeoVegas AB
• Flutter Entertainment

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