Online Gambling In Germany

Online gambling continues to thrive in Germany despite a state ban. The stats emphasize the need to legalize gambling in a country where more than 2 million people have been gambling online. Here are some stats revealed by a recent study

Number of internet gamblers in 2008 : 2.2 million
Number of internet gamblers in 2009 : 2.0 million

Males : 1.7 million
Females : 300,000

Lotteries : Most popular with 59% of gamblers participating
64% of lottery gamblers were women and 57% of men gamblers partook in lottery gambling

Poker : Played by 22% of web gamblers
Sports betting : Played by 18% of web gamblers

Online gambling in Germany is currently worth 2.2 billion Euros and shall grow to 5 billion Euros by 2010