Regardless of where you live, the games you play or the amount you wager, we're all battling against the odds when we ante-up live or online. When it comes to gambling, we're all equal. The country boasts more "pokies" (slot machines) than most countries, and that's in a country that only has 22 million people. Macau's tourist business has struggled recently, but visitors still ensure that the former Portuguese colony keeps Macau way on top.Īustralia seems to rank highly in terms of losses and revenue.
But Chinese nationals don't register on our top list of gambling losses. It's interesting that Macau tops the list of per-head revenue. Malta is a leading gaming jurisdiction that is home to many of the world's biggest online gambling sites and affiliates. The small Mediterranean island boasts a small population but one of the largest per-capita losses anywhere in the world. The gambling industry continues to prove that it's one of the most vibrant entertainment economies in the worldĪnother interesting top 10 member is Malta. The UK, with legal land-based and online gambling, and boasting one of the world's premier licensing jurisdictions, sits way back on $377.83.
Singapore only recently legalized casino gambling, and the per-head spend isn't a surprise.ĭespite being the home of Las Vegas, Americans are a distant third on $505.44 per capita, with Ireland and its liberal approach to gambling next on $490.39. In 2014, Australians gambled over $916 per person, with Singaporeans coming a close second on $891.16. When it comes to gambling on an individual scale, Aussies' currently lead the way. This number must have gone up in the following years however, as the revenue in 2018 landed on $306.5 billion for the US online gambling market. In the US the numbers are quite different, in 2016 only 3% out of the 4.2 billion who said they gamble regularly said they played online. When it comes to online gambling and demographic statistics, a UK study concludes that 17% of the population gamble online, resulting in £5.3 billion revenue for the online market alone. That means around 1.6 billion people worldwide gamble and 4.2 billion gamble at least once every year. World gambling statistics show that around 26% of the population gamble.
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