Part 3: Channelisation and the offshore market
the betting public as a whole. This
can’t be helped as to an extent the
respondents are self-selecting. But
it does call into question the degree
to which the mass market will as
readily go offshore for its betting as
would appear to be apparent with
this group.
Further growth might indicate
further channelling
What can definitely be said is that
although not spectacular, there
has been growth in the market in
the three quarters subsequent to
the survey. Arguably, this might
indicate that some of the offshore
money is now making its way into
the onshore market, particularly
given the new entrants. This might
also be evidenced by the growth of
gaming in the past year or more.
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