27 September 2025
A H2 Gambling Capital report says that global revenues of online gambling were of about $33 billion during the year 2012. This value represents 8% of the revenues of the gambling sector in the whole world, online or in physical casinos.
According to this report, European online gambling represents 12.6% of the global gaming market, while in North America the rate is only of 4.4% (we can't forget, however, that online gambling is still prohibited in the United States). An even more significant fact is that Europe accounted for 46% of the growth that occurred in 2012 (with a strong influence from the UK).
Of the $33billion generated in 2012, 46% represent the sports betting market. The online casinos represented 17% and online poker was responsible for 13% of revenues of the global online gambling market. It seems that poker continues its downward trend concerning market share.
The American Gaming Association has used this report to strengthen its campaign to pressure U.S. politicians to regulate online gambling, since that according to H2 Gambling Capital the residents of the United States spent $2.6 billion in illegal websites.
