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Germans Like to Online Casino Gamble

According to a recent research study on the prevalence of internet gambling in Germany, German gamblers are heading to the online casinos in increasingly large numbers. The Forsa research group released a study commissioned by ICT, and the study’s results indicated that online gambling activities are higher than ever before – and the numbers will continue to grow over the next couple of years. The study’s report broke down just what types of internet gambling the German’s prefer, betting is certainly popular, as is the state lotto. Coming up on the rear though is the growing interest in gambling at the online casinos.

Germany is one of the dozen European Union member-states with strict monopolistic gambling regulations. The German government as recently as January implemented restrictive legislation that blocks foreign online casinos from accessing German gamblers. But even with the regulations in place, German gamblers are choosing to gamble through the internet in increasingly high numbers.

According to the research study, roughly 2.2 million Germans head to the online casinos for their some form of internet gambling. This number is certainly up from past years. Also showing a sharp increase in the amount of profit in the German gambling industry alone; Forsa’s study reports that the current casino gambling market generates Euro 2.2 billion – this number is predicted to grow as high as Euro 5 billion in just two years.

The study indicates that German online gamblers are primarily heading to the internet sites for lotto – 700,000 Germans used the internet for the lotto. Next up is betting 500,000 gamblers are reported to have headed to the internet bookmakers to bet on both Bundesliga and football matches. Bringing up the rear is internet casino poker – 430,000 German gamblers participated is this sector of the internet gambling industry.