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Britain online gambler numbers up1 November 2006UNITED KINGDOM – As reported by the UK Herald: "Britain is leading Europe in its appetite for online betting with the number of gamblers doubling in the past five years. "An independent research review reveals that of the 3.3 million regular online gamblers in Europe, one in three are from the UK. "Europe's regular gamblers stake around £3.5bn a year – an average of £1000 each. "The review, published by the government, was commissioned ahead of the first international online gambling summit held yesterday. There are now 2300 gambling web sites across the world. Many are based in a few key nations with Antigua, which hosts 537, top of the pile, and Costa Rica second with 474. "…Tessa Jowell, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary and Richard Caborn, the Sports Minister, spent the morning in talks with representatives from 33 different countries at Ascot racecourse to agree a communique setting out shared regulatory principles upon which they all agreed…" |