Digest of gambling news December 10–16

Russia has entered the top 15 largest gambling markets in the world, and the betting business expects a 20% increase in revenue in 2022. The State Duma supported the bill on mining in the first reading, and the court upheld the decision to block The Tor Project in the country. Why do industry representatives speak unflatteringly about the Forum of bookmakers, what will be discussed at the official press conference of the top management of gambling zones, and which of the Russian eSportsmen were included in the commission of the International eSports Federation – read in Login Casino's digest December 10–16.

Russia – in the top 15 largest gambling markets in the world

Financial platform Insider Monkey has published a rating of the largest gambling markets in the world. The methodology for compiling the top is based on an assessment of the industry of different countries and their ranking according to the GGR indicator. To determine GGR, data from the consulting agency H2 Gambling Capital was used. According to the results of the assessment, Russia was in 14th place in the rating with a total GGR of $4.1 billion. The leaders of the rating were the United States with a GGR of $119.5 billion, China – $70.8 billion and Japan – $50.5 billion

Russian bookmakers expect revenue to increase up to 20% in 2022

The revenue growth will mainly be driven by the World Cup, which has significantly increased the number of bookmakers' customers against the backdrop of a general decline in interest in sports in the country as a whole. According to the CEO of Fonbet Sergey Anokhin, the number of bookmaker clients during the championship increased by about 30-40%. The managing partner of Pari also talks about the growth of active bettors by 25%. Dmitry Sergeev. And although the exact amount of revenue will be known only after December 18, when the championship in Qatar ends, bookmakers already predict a general increase in the indicator by the end of 2022 by 10-20%. However, the next year will still bring less bright prospects against the background of the general unfavorable political situation in the world and in the country.

Only 7% of bettors know which bookmakers sponsor RPL clubs < /h2>

Dmitry Sergeev, managing partner of Pari, shared the research data. A survey of the audience of bettors on the issue of correct knowledge of betting brands that sponsor RPL football clubs showed that, on average, the level of accurate knowledge of partner brands is about 7%, inaccurate – 29%. The greatest recognition of a betting partner is provided by CSKA to the Fonbet bookmaker. – 14% of bettors can definitely name the sponsor of a football club. Another 12% of bettors know exactly the sponsor of Zenit – BC “Winline” and 12% are aware of the sponsor of Lokomotiv – «Fonbet». The best indicator of brand recognition “Pari” boasts of the football club “Pari Nizhny Novgorod” – 11%.

The Tor Project was unable to challenge the blocking of the site in Russia in court

By decision of the Saratov Regional Court, the previous decision to block the anonymizer site and remove the browser from the Google Play platform remains in force. The court agreed with the prosecutor, in the role of Roskomnadzor, that Tor is an illegal information dissemination technology. According to the lawyers of the accused party, the court's decision is based on the substitution of concepts, since the law on information does not prohibit any technologies.

The State Duma supported the bill on mining < /h2>

The State Duma Committee on Financial Market Issues supported in the first reading a bill regulating cryptocurrency mining in the country. Now, in order to recommend the bill for adoption, one should wait for the government's response. The document will be considered in the lower house of parliament next week.

Ambiguous industry reaction to the Bookmakers Forum

In early 2023, the Bookmakers Forum will be held in Russia. It is known that the event is organized by the 7A-Events company, and the event itself will be held in the five-star Moscow hotel Hotel Continental on February 7 & 8. Market leaders and experts will speak at the Forum, and participants will be able to find new partners and investors, as well as establish business relationships in a formal and informal setting.

At the same time, representatives of the bookmaker reacted rather ambiguously to the upcoming event. So, in his blog, Dmitry Sergeev called the event one of the most useless for the industry as a whole. The expert is surprised that the Bookmakers Forum will take place during the days of the global industry gambling event ICE London. He also has questions to the organizing company, which was created in October specifically for this event. Dmitry claims that the program of the event does not include important topics for the industry, and there will be virtually nothing to discuss within the framework of the event.

Top management of gambling zones will gather in Sochi for the first joint press conference

The Association of Gaming Business of the Russian Federation gathers in Sochi the top management of all casinos in the country for the first joint press conference. The event will be attended by representatives of the Siberian Coin, Primorye, Krasnaya Polyana and Yantarnaya. Authorities will also be invited to discuss topical issues of the industry within the tourism and entertainment sector. The meeting will take place on December 24 in the Sochi gambling zone. As part of the event, the Association also plans to announce the developed “responsible gaming” strategy for the domestic gambling industry, as well as share the results of work in 2022 and outline the vector of work for 2023.

The Russian entered the eSports Commission of the International Federation

A Russian was included in the commission of the International Esports Federation IESF. Sergey Platov (Strog), who owns the Russian Cup in Tekken 7 discipline, will protect the rights and interests of cybersportsmen as part of the commission, as well as participate in regulating the work of the federation. The expert will also represent Russia in the international eSports arena.

Fifa app with VR function will open up new perspectives for bookmakers

The FIFA app with VR features allows you to scan the playing field with your gadget right during the game and at the same time get real-time statistics and information about the players. It is likely that other top European football leagues will soon implement the idea. Over time, such an application will open radically new prospects for bookmakers: players will be able to bet on a specific player by simply pointing the gadget at him, as well as bet on shots on goal, offsides and other elements of the game.

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