Thursday, February 22, 2007

Ireland based market research resource centre, Research and Markets has
predicted that the Spanish interactive gambling market will see a staggering
240 percent growth by 2010, reaching ?4.2 billion. The gambling market in
general is also set to see an extensive boost to revenues, growing to ?39
billion by 2010. Following the introduction of restrictive online gambling
laws in other countries the Spanish trend towards liberalising the gambling
industry makes it an ideal nestling ground for investors. Spain's lottery
market is also one of the largest in the world, which provides a market
already primed for all aspects of the gambling industry. Bookmakers
Ladbrokes have already begun expansion into the Spanish gaming market in an
alliance with Spanish slot machine firm Cirsa Slot, who also operates 36
electronic casinos. William Hill has also launched Spanish poker site
es.williamhillpoker.com with the help of CryptoLogic's software.