Gaming collection from January to August: +8.2 billion euros, boom of winnings at 9 billions
Written by Editorial Board
A collection of more than 8.2 billion euros in 2012 compared to 2011, but the significant datum is that against an increase of 9 billion euros in winnings, the expense of players is even decreased of 600 million euros. The first 8 months of collection of AAMS public games affirm that the collection significantly increase (+16.6%), the winnings significantly grow (+23.8%) and we point out a decrease of 4.7% of the expense. Is sure that players are smiling because they see going back 45 billion euros on the 56 played but, of course, the operators and the revenue see pass more money but even less money remains.
In particular the entertainment machines remain the princes of collection with 31.2 billion euros for the entertainment machines with VLTs that add 13 billions, almost the double of 2011. Bettings and Lotteries remain stable, Bingo falls, Lotto falls a lot and Superenalotto significantly falls (it decreases from 1.65 billions to 1.25).
Super boom for cash game and online casinos from 1.5 billions to 8.4 billions with a consequent decrease of skill games and poker tournaments from a collection of 1.8 billions to 859 millions.
There is a curions comparison between the expenditure of skill games and the one of cash game. 103 millions for the Skill and, compared with nearly 10 times of collection, cash is making 'spend' just 234 million euros, giving 8.1 billion euros in winnings.