A rapid succession of events, including the Goodlatte/Leach Bill passing the US House of Representatives, the arrest of the Chief Executive of BetonSports and the German high courts limiting the validity of private betting licenses, have shocked the online gambling industry in the last few weeks.
A new survey conducted by MECN among 100 industry experts offers unique insights on how the gambling industry sees the current critical issues such as:
- Impact of current development of online gambling industry
- Arrest of CEO of BetonSports – Concern for his company only or an industrywide problem?
- Most affected sectors of the online gambling and gaming industry
- Will other jurisdictions follow the US example and arrest gambling CEOs crossing their borders
- Did the stock market overreact in recent weeks?
- The biggest current threats to the online gambling industry
- The companies most and least affected by the recent developments
- Immediate effects of the current threats
- Medium-term effects of the current threats
- New revenue sources that will have an increasing relevance in the future
- Changes likely to happen regarding advertising of online gambling sites in critical jurisdictions
- Elements of increased lobbying efforts by private online gambling operators
Elsewhere, “The Global Business of Poker Report” written by Rachael Church, examines the main issue surrounding the poker industry including market overviews, areas of opportunity, factors affecting growth in the industry, marketing strategies of poker companies, demographics of players, prize funds compared with other games and sports, television exposure. The report provides case studies of the major poker companies in the world and through the analysis of their business models and revenue streams, it says who the winners and losers will be. The report also includes the results of a major industry survey conducted among sports professionals.
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