Italian sports betting market eases in April

Italian market statistics for April were published Friday, showcasing a weaker performance in sports betting and the following highlights:

* Total sports betting turnover down almost 5 percent y-o-y at Euro 955 million;

* Betting revenue down 2 percent at Euro 146.5 million;

* Online betting revenue up 3.7 percent at Euro 58.7 million (year-to-date online betting revenues up 47.6 percent at Euro 221 million);

* Online casino revenue up 28.6 percent at Euro 58.1 million (year-to-date total rose 39.7 percent to Euro 233.3 million);

* The online casino segment was headed by PokerStars with an 8.67 market share, chased by Lottomatica (8.65 percent and Sisal (8.5 percent);

* Retail betting revenue down 8.1 percent at Euro 87.8 million (year-to-date up 45.6 percent at Euro 310.5 million);

* Virtual betting turnover at Euro 139.3 million, generating revenue of Euro 20.5 million;

* Horse racing turnover of Euro 35.3 million with revenue of Euro 8.4 million;

* Online poker tournament fees were flat at Euro 6.6 million with PokerStars leading the market on a 62.9 percent market share, trailed by Sisal on 6.8 percent and Snai on 6 percent;

* Online poker cash game revenue down 5 percent at Euro 5.3 million, with PokerStars again dominant on 39.6 percent market share, followed by Lottomatica (7.7 percent) and Sisal (6.7 percent);

* Online bingo turnover of Euro 9.9 million, generating revenue of Euro 2.4 million with Tombola Interactive dominant on a market sharte of 42 percent, folloiwed by Bwin (13.6 percent)

* The official Italian black list of unauthorised operators now lists 7,100 domains.