The biggest 10 countries that gamble the most.

[yazher]

Yes, in my opinion there is a good side and a bad side, in some countries gambling are prohibited and the user can even be arrested, on the other hand gambling can help the country's economy to develop and attract tourists, for example Las Vegas

There's always a bad side of things if used excessively even food can be bad too but there are lots of people who take everything excessively especially those things that have given them bad results. If you play more than you have then that will fell into addiction and when you think of it every day, then that falls into addiction too. This is where most people fall into, they cannot control their desire, and most of the time they affected some people with that kind of mindset too. Those countries are top to those kinds of people.

[Peanutswar]

Yes, in my opinion there is a good side and a bad side, in some countries gambling are prohibited and the user can even be arrested, on the other hand gambling can help the country's economy to develop and attract tourists, for example Las Vegas

If they only see it that way, other government see it as more than addiction that need to stop and can destroy individual life for long time  if they continue playing or gambling. Although that's a self decision not by  the government but they want to help them  to stop by doing it illegal .

Some of them just want to stop the illegal gambling but still, we know that they want only is the legal gambling with permits and other papers, is this quite fair? Because those illegal gambling does not have tax so the government wants to take down them. Well, I think it's just good because we are preventing illegal but at the same time how about the people who get caught just want to play? Just my thought.

At the end of the day, I will agree with legal gambling because there are a lot of people enjoying this without worrying about lawfulness.

[l3pox]

Very interesting topic @Lucasgabd, congratulations and thanks for sharing with us

I did not know this information, I imagined underdeveloped countries were in a higher position, I also do not understand why Brazil is not in this ranking, I thought that Brazilians liked to gambling, because it is forbidden?!??

thanks gagux123
indeed most of commons gambling like cassinos is forbidden in Brazil so this is one of the main reasons it won't show up in any list like these.

afaik only legal gambling there is the lotteries organized by the government.

but of course you'll be able to find some illegal slot machines in some places, or the famous "jogo do bicho" on the streets but there are illegal by now...

Yes, in my opinion there is a good side and a bad side, in some countries gambling are prohibited and the user can even be arrested, on the other hand gambling can help the country's economy to develop and attract tourists, for example Las Vegas

ying yang
everything has 2 sides

[South Park]

Contradiction comes from their sources probably! I don't even know how they can do the math these days, except legal gambling sites and casinos you have illegal ones, and we have crypto gambling! To gather accurate information from all of them is impossible!
Therefore, these stats are just for legal fiat casinos! We can only speculate how big crypto gambling is, and how many illegal gambling activities there are across the world, I doubt that anyone can provide accurate info about that.

Taking into account that gambling is not legal everywhere then we can only speculate how big it is, also while gambling could be legal in many countries it is heavily regulated and even in those countries there is a lot of illegal gambling going on, so as you say it is impossible to know how big the industry really is, however estimations can be made and it is obvious that in the countries that are more prosperous the gambling industry must be bigger as people have more money to spend.

[panganib999]

Yes, in my opinion there is a good side and a bad side, in some countries gambling are prohibited and the user can even be arrested, on the other hand gambling can help the country's economy to develop and attract tourists, for example Las Vegas

If they only see it that way, other government see it as more than addiction that need to stop and can destroy individual life for long time  if they continue playing or gambling. Although that's a self decision not by  the government but they want to help them  to stop by doing it illegal .

Some of them just want to stop the illegal gambling but still, we know that they want only is the legal gambling with permits and other papers, is this quite fair? Because those illegal gambling does not have tax so the government wants to take down them. Well, I think it's just good because we are preventing illegal but at the same time how about the people who get caught just want to play? Just my thought.

At the end of the day, I will agree with legal gambling because there are a lot of people enjoying this without worrying about lawfulness.

Gambling with a legal consent is a good and very freely to play and enjoy. I agree to the idea that it is more enjoyable to play and of course you will not think of any other things because it is legal but I think for every positive side, there is also a negative side. I know there are lots of different person in the world. There are gamblers that is discipline and know what to do and there are also gamblers that is not. If a country make gambling legal, some people would abuse it and think of a way that makes them earn or let just say because of the greediness, some gamblers might play dirty. I'm not saying that most of gamblers, just few will abuse the legality. But I can see that gambling being legal is a good way. Also in the economy of the country. And I think a country made on the list of 10 countries that gamble most. I can't name them all but I think of of the list is Philippines.

[n0ne]

It really surprised me, maybe other people surprised too. The first country I thought was Las Vegas would be ranked number one for gamblers
who lose their money on the gambling table. But it turns out that in Australia many people also gamble can even beat Las Vegas.
And I’m not so sure Singapura can come second either. But this could be proof that gambling is indeed very popular for many countries.

Maybe on the list with top cities for gambling, Las Vegas much might come in the top order. Here the list is all about the top countries into gambling. Through this it is clear that every country has got more number of gamblers and the market for gambling industry is very big and getting widened. Other than this I believe there'll be more countries name that won't get mentioned for legal reasons.

[maydna]

It really surprised me, maybe other people surprised too. The first country I thought was Las Vegas would be ranked number one for gamblers
who lose their money on the gambling table. But it turns out that in Australia many people also gamble can even beat Las Vegas.
And I’m not so sure Singapura can come second either. But this could be proof that gambling is indeed very popular for many countries.

We never know the conditions in one country, especially if the gambling industries do not get exposed by the media in that country. Even if that is exposed, people will not think too much about the gambling industry. But since gambling industries grow from time to time, it will need more attention from the government because that can be a problem in the future, especially if many people lose their money in gambling games. Gambling addiction will be an important matter that needs the government's attention. I hope the government can think about that and have a way to solve that problem, just in case, they are ready to face the addiction will happen to their citizen.

[kotajikikox]

It really surprised me, maybe other people surprised too. The first country I thought was Las Vegas would be ranked number one for gamblers
who lose their money on the gambling table. But it turns out that in Australia many people also gamble can even beat Las Vegas.
And I’m not so sure Singapura can come second either. But this could be proof that gambling is indeed very popular for many countries.

We never know the conditions in one country, especially if the gambling industries do not get exposed by the media in that country.

But i don't think that there are even single country that has no media exposure as long as the gambling in that country is legal and not banned.

Even if that is exposed, people will not think too much about the gambling industry. But since gambling industries grow from time to time, it will need more attention from the government because that can be a problem in the future, especially if many people lose their money in gambling games.

actually the issue here is that the capacity to list those given details and i believe that there are some changes here in benefits of each one,i don't know who does the list but for sure there is something inside.

Gambling addiction will be an important matter that needs the government's attention. I hope the government can think about that and have a way to solve that problem, just in case, they are ready to face the addiction will happen to their citizen.

Yeah and not just because they are gaining revenue but also what is the effect for those gamblers that has no self control.

[xandry]

Anyway, I've got this Top 10 Gambling Cities in the World in 2020 and has been published earlier this year, maybe this could help us.

Have you read the bullshit in this article? The author recommends places from the list for a holiday trip:

This list of the top 10 gambling cities in the world in 2020 is what we consider the best of the best and the cities any gambler must visit in 2020. Make sure to add at least one to your holiday destination!

Are these idiots do not know that many of the countries on the list are closed to tourists now? Besides, there is no data of where they got the latest stats from.

[Kelvinid]

Anyway, I've got this Top 10 Gambling Cities in the World in 2020 and has been published earlier this year, maybe this could help us.

Have you read the bullshit in this article? The author recommends places from the list for a holiday trip:

This list of the top 10 gambling cities in the world in 2020 is what we consider the best of the best and the cities any gambler must visit in 2020. Make sure to add at least one to your holiday destination!

Are these idiots do not know that many of the countries on the list are closed to tourists now? Besides, there is no data of where they got the latest stats from.

The article has been published last January 22, 2020 (if you have noticed it), and probably the surveys have been taken last 2019 (last quarter of the said year). And during that time the world is still calm and live at peace, and all businesses, gambling places were open to the public especially for the tourist people, and become their recommendation to visit.  Somehow we come into a doom situation when the Covid-19 hits us and turn into a pandemic crisis that causes the force shutdown to some of these sites but I believe that they will resume business again might be next year and still retain their position.

I'd tried to look into an update but disappointed to see nothing.

[Debonaire217]

Las Vegas is such an awesome city with so many different casinos. The hole city and county lives of the gambling revenues. Unfortunately many other countries don't have such a centralised gambling city. Except maybe Macau there are not really other places to compare. In southern oder Middle America gambling is also important but it doesn't happen so much in casinos. People tend to invest there money more in lotteries. Also scratch cards are very big in these countries.

That's the advantage that Vegas has compared to other countries, most of the time, the casinos are scattered across the city, but in Vegas, everything you can see is all about the casino, you can forget almost everything and just have fun which really attracts many tourists to visit and play. This makes them economically stable since there are huge taxes coming from gambling casinos. But with the current condition we are in right now, it is advisable to pursue gambling at home such as playing online through provably fair sites. That also infer that the statistics for the biggest countries where the players gamble the most will not rely on physical casinos, but from the IP addresses of the verified gamblers coming from various countries.

[bitterguy28]

the links on the first post are from 2015 and 2017

So that OP lists are from Years of 2015-17?that's far from ours now ,that's why i see the small mentioned about china considering that Macau is part of China in which dominating the whole gambling world in our days now, overtaking Las Vegas for the highest revenue nowadays.

But nice list as well from OP at least we are comparison from those years and our years now.

[lxiaoh]

I was so surprised by the first website，i can't imagine that China and US did not make the list, but soon i saw Hong Kong on the list. The top two rankings of the second website were exactly what I expected.But i am confusion，why the country name is Macau and Hong Kong，why not called China，Macau and Hong Kong are just two cities in China.

[tabas]

why the country name is Macau and Hong Kong，why not called China，Macau and Hong Kong are just two cities in China.

They are special and autonomous region and they are likely called as individual places near to being a country.
Hongkong is much fighting for that freedom that they've been tied with China for a long time.
That's what I understand from these two small places, can't still call it a country although there is a belief that they should be already.

[Botnake]

why the country name is Macau and Hong Kong，why not called China，Macau and Hong Kong are just two cities in China.

They are special and autonomous region and they are likely called as individual places near to being a country.
Hongkong is much fighting for that freedom that they've been tied with China for a long time.
That's what I understand from these two small places, can't still call it a country although there is a belief that they should be already.

When people think of China, gambling is illegal in China so it's not attractive, in Macau though it's part of China, gambling there is legal. Just like the Vegas, why isn't it listed or called USA, because Vegas is specific and people would easily know where to gamble, that's my thoughts.

[Febo]

do you live in any of these countries? it'd be nice to hear more on the opinions of someone who knows the gambling scene on each place.

I border to Italy and most casinos here are packed with Italians. Specially those closer to border. Now I see the reason since Italians are top10 worlds gamblers.  I am surprised Australia and Singapore is on top.

[maydna]

~snip~

But i don't think that there are even single country that has no media exposure as long as the gambling in that country is legal and not banned.

Perhaps, one or two countries will expose gambling and tells that gambling is legal, and the other will tells gambling is banned. It depends on each government's reaction.

~snip~

actually the issue here is that the capacity to list those given details and i believe that there are some changes here in benefits of each one,i don't know who does the list but for sure there is something inside.

I guess the list will be changing soon. Perhaps, the next year, that lists will replace by other countries since many people work from home, and that can lead them to try to playing gambling. I don't know what benefits of each one. But the casino will get the benefit.

~snip~

Yeah and not just because they are gaining revenue but also what is the effect for those gamblers that has no self control.

When many people get addicted to gambling, that will become a serious matter to the government because it can trigger another problem. The level of crime can also increase, so the government should think much about that.

[goinmerry]

When many people get addicted to gambling, that will become a serious matter to the government because it can trigger another problem. The level of crime can also increase, so the government should think much about that.

In reality, the government has nothing to do with that. The post-gambling effect is a behavior that only a gambler knows.

Crime related to gambling can't be controlled by the government no matter how strict the regulation is.

What the government's concern is illegal gambling operators and that's a big problem compared to that gambling behavior related stuff.

[maydna]

When many people get addicted to gambling, that will become a serious matter to the government because it can trigger another problem. The level of crime can also increase, so the government should think much about that.

In reality, the government has nothing to do with that. The post-gambling effect is a behavior that only a gambler knows.

Crime related to gambling can't be controlled by the government no matter how strict the regulation is.

What the government's concern is illegal gambling operators and that's a big problem compared to that gambling behavior related stuff.

The government can investigate the crime in their city, and they can find out why that person does the crime. I watched on the local television, people who commit crimes want to have money to buy alcohol, having fun, and some of them using that money to gamble. All of that thing needs attention from the government.

The government conducts raids in illegal gambling places, and they found that some people are someone they search for because of doing crime.

[Vaculin]

When many people get addicted to gambling, that will become a serious matter to the government because it can trigger another problem. The level of crime can also increase, so the government should think much about that.

In reality, the government has nothing to do with that. The post-gambling effect is a behavior that only a gambler knows.

Crime related to gambling can't be controlled by the government no matter how strict the regulation is.

What the government's concern is illegal gambling operators and that's a big problem compared to that gambling behavior related stuff.

The government can investigate the crime in their city, and they can find out why that person does the crime. I watched on the local television, people who commit crimes want to have money to buy alcohol, having fun, and some of them using that money to gamble. All of that thing needs attention from the government.

The government conducts raids in illegal gambling places, and they found that some people are someone they search for because of doing crime.

They certainly have the statistics, but sometimes they will focus on a crime that is more serious, not everyone who commit crimes are related to gambling, so gambling isn't that bad, it's just there are people who really are irresponsible and have become drug addict and they think of committing crime. Usual cause of crime are illegal drugs and alcohol, so gambling is out in the picture because most gamblers are not criminals, meaning people enjoy gambling.