Spanish market double digit growth

In the latest online gambling figures released by Spain’s Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ), the market continued to perform in the first quarter 2018 delivering double digit revenue growth year-on-year amounting to Euro 163 million, up 28.85 percent.

Slower growth in online sportsbetting still delivered a 15.89 percent increase year-on-year while online bingo grew 29.87 percent and online casino 51.02 percent.

The poker vertical was on the upswing reversing previous trends with an annual variation rate of 41.59 percent. Other anomalies in the vertical included positive growth for the first time in cash games of 29.95 percent while tournament games yielded growth of 50.23 percent.

Marketing spend grew 35.79 percent to reach Euro 76.26 million of which Euro 25.39 million was attributed to promotions and Euro 41.45 million to advertising.

Active users, in terms of monthly average, also grew 24.4 percent y-o-y and new users increased to 267,856 – growth of 27.97 percent.