You drop your coin in and pull the handle, the wheels spin and finally settle, and sadly you don’t win the jackpot. But instead of the game being over, an icon appears and says “click to win a prize”.
Considering the Internet has been mainstream for around 20 years, US presidential races have been going on for 226 years and wagering has been commonplace since Eve hedged her bets on an apple in the Garden of Eden, it’s not surprising online political betting has exploded in popularity across the cyber universe in the last few years.
Online casino gambling has exploded in the last decade, with the volume of worldwide online gambling expected to be reported in the $41.4 billion range for 2015, according to Statista.
In a few weeks’ time, Britain will go to the polls to vote on whether to leave or remain in the European Union. It’s being slated as one of the biggest political occasions of the modern era, and will change the political and economic landscape of Europe regardless of how voters respond on the day.
On the week in October that some were predicting the bubble on United States fantasy sports participation would burst because of a scandal suggesting collusion between the two largest sites in the industry, the exact opposite happened.
Casinos generate nearly $70 billion in revenue every year. Take a second to think about that. Not $70 million, and not $7 billion… $70 billion dollars.
