Online Casinos Stimulate Economy
European companies and companies are now recognizing and acting on the emerging
online casino gambling industry that is gaining a strong presence throughout
Europe. The European Commission is actively negotiating with EU member-states
that operate state gambling monopolies with the hope of creating a free and open
European gaming market that supports the free trade of online casinos throughout
the EU. In the past several years countries like Italy, France, and Spain have
come to the table to offer up new internet gambling regulations that license and
regulate foreign online casinos. In a bold move this month, Barclays Capital has
announced that it covers several key internet gambling operators.
The announcement that Barclays just took a step into the online casino gambling
industry is a testament to the huge potential profits that are available within
the European market. Barclays Capital announced several choice picks of internet
gambling companies that are now covered. Bwin is one of the largest betting
groups in the European market and operates out of Austria, this company can now
do business through Barclays. Additionally, the Partygaming and 888 online
casinos are also covered by Barclays as is the Sportingbet international
internet betting site.
The announcement generated a stir of excitement among the online casino industry
and each of the companies now covered by Barclays saw a small bit of share
growth on the London Stock Market. Barclay’s announcement has boosted the
confidence of many Europeans that the internet gambling industry is here to stay
throughout Europe. |