2018 the $ 14.6bn European gaming

Only a handful of countries have

In March 2020 , during the height

industry was made up of 47 % console ,

specifically defined esports within their

of the pandemic , the UK saw an

34 % mobile and 18 % PC . The exact

gambling regulations . The list includes

incredible 3,000 % year-on-year

breakdown varies across the continent ;

the UK , Malta , Spain , Italy , France ,

increase in gross gambling yield for

those in Western and Northern Europe

Finland and Denmark .

esports betting , reaching $ 1.9m in the

are more likely to play PC games while Eastern and Southern Europe gamers prefer mobile games .

STATE OF ESPORTS BETTING IN THE UK

month , up from $ 63,500 in the prioryear period . These numbers persisted throughout the remaining months of

In terms of global sports betting ,

The UK is considered a

the year , reaching a high of $ 6.4m in

Europe is the second largest market ,

world leader in regulated

May 2020 .

accounting for 41 % of global

esports betting . This is down to the

In the UK , all esports gambling

market share in 2020 , behind Asia

country ’ s mature sports ( and esports )

operators fall under the jurisdiction of

6

H2 Gambling Capital

& the Middle East with 45 %. ⁶ With figures like these , Europe could also become a powerhouse of esports betting , should esports-specific regulation catch up .

betting regulation and the relevant

infrastructure , such as sporting integrity

organisations , which sprouts from

the traditional wagering industry to

support its growth .

the Gambling Commission of Great Britain , which was the first in the world to issue a discussion paper on esports legal clarifications , back in August 2016 .

July 2021