Gambling Ireland Statistics
IRELAND HAS THE third highest per capita rate of gambling losses in the world.
Problem Gambling Facts Ireland has the third highest gambling losses per adult, in the world (based on 2016 figures). According to the Department of Health, Ireland has in the region of 30,000 people with gambling problems (aged 15 and over). Fewer than 1% of people who would benefit from problem gambling treatment receive it.
That’s according to research which shows that as a nation we lose about €470 per adult on different forms of gambling.
The stats are from last year when gambling losses in Ireland totalled €2.1 billion.
The research by industry experts H2 Gambling Capital was published in The Economist this week and showed Ireland behind only Australia and Singapore in gambling terms.
- Online Gambling sites in Ireland. Along with online sportsbooks, online casino gambling was also legalized in Ireland in this last decade. This means that while land casinos are formally banned, you can play all the same games like blackjack, poker, roulette and baccarat online while you are in Ireland, fully legal.
- Some Key Online Gambling Statistics The global market for online gambling reached around US$45.8 billion in 2017 In The UK, total gross gambling yielr 2017-18 was estimated at £14.5 billion In 2017, the Canadian gambling industry was estimated to be $17.3 billion and is hotly tipped to keep growing.
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About half of the gambling losses in Ireland comes from online with traditional betting the second most popular method.
Other gaming outlets such as casinos are less popular in Ireland relative to other markets, like the Unites States which was fifth overall in gambling losses.
In the US losses totalled €110 billion with casinos taking the vast majority of that but, as The Economist points out, the country is estimated to have an illegal sports betting market worth €140 billion.
Deregulation is good for the gambling industry's pockets, if not punters' wallets https://t.co/uTpKEUc8GFpic.twitter.com/cTKaW4plPi
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) February 10, 2017 Source: The Economist/TwitterOn average, Australians had the most severe losses and were down about €930 per person for the year. Most of Australia’s losses comes from gaming machines.
The Economist notes that Ireland has only recently passed the US in the gambling stakes after the online market was opened up.
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan says she believes problem gambling is going unreported in Irish society.
“While issues around problem drinking and drug abuse have been tackled in a more head on fashion in recent years, the issue of problem gambling has been relatively ignored by politicians,” Boylan says.
“Because it is not as visible as other problems, politicians and certain sections of the media seem to think that it is not a pressing matter. However, I think it is one of the gravest issues facing Irish society.”
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IRELAND HAS THE third highest per capita rate of gambling losses in the world.
That’s according to research which shows that as a nation we lose about €470 per adult on different forms of gambling.
The stats are from last year when gambling losses in Ireland totalled €2.1 billion.
The research by industry experts H2 Gambling Capital was published in The Economist this week and showed Ireland behind only Australia and Singapore in gambling terms.
About half of the gambling losses in Ireland comes from online with traditional betting the second most popular method.
Gambling Ireland Statistics 2019
Other gaming outlets such as casinos are less popular in Ireland relative to other markets, like the Unites States which was fifth overall in gambling losses.
In the US losses totalled €110 billion with casinos taking the vast majority of that but, as The Economist points out, the country is estimated to have an illegal sports betting market worth €140 billion.
Deregulation is good for the gambling industry's pockets, if not punters' wallets https://t.co/uTpKEUc8GFpic.twitter.com/cTKaW4plPi
On average, Australians had the most severe losses and were down about €930 per person for the year. Most of Australia’s losses comes from gaming machines.
The Economist notes that Ireland has only recently passed the US in the gambling stakes after the online market was opened up.
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan says she believes problem gambling is going unreported in Irish society.
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“While issues around problem drinking and drug abuse have been tackled in a more head on fashion in recent years, the issue of problem gambling has been relatively ignored by politicians,” Boylan says.
“Because it is not as visible as other problems, politicians and certain sections of the media seem to think that it is not a pressing matter. However, I think it is one of the gravest issues facing Irish society.”