Where does your country stand ?

[Davidvictorson]

Well, my country is not on the list. However, if the statistics is taken by continent, then it would have be first country on the list. I am not surprised to see the US topping the list. I am interested in Greece. I never thought of it like that.

[acroman08]

I saw another article that was posted this year and the list has changed it is only a top 5. the article does not have a source on where they got their information though so I am not sure how accurate it is.

if you are curious check it out, here's the link
https://earthnworld.com/world-countries-most-gamble/

Statistics arent really that precise but they are mostly identical.Just like
on this one on which i do make search of a country does have the biggest gambling revenue.

https://newzoo.com/insights/rankings/top-10-countries-by-game-revenues/
China is sitting no. 1 having
46.01B USD revenue and having 685M no. of players. Dont know if this one is updated or accurate
but its huge.

the link you shared is talking about revenue, the article that the OP shared talks about gambling losses per adult.

[inthelongrun]

Very surprising indeed. I thought the list will be dominated by the US, Macau (China), Japan, Malta and the UK. I cannot imagine Singapore is top two. Although Singaporeans are the second richest citizens in the world. Their government is trying to discipline its citizens when it comes to gambling. And Singaporeans need to pay entrance fees when they enter a casino which is odd.    

Well, my country is not on the list. However, if the statistics is taken by continent, then it would have be first country on the list. I am not surprised to see the US topping the list. I am interested in Greece. I never thought of it like that.

The US is not even in the top 10 mate.

[TopTort777]

Australia on the first place? That is something new to me. Every time I am on a holyday and hotel has a casino, or on a cruise, I see these places are crowded with my Asian friends. They no matter in what country I was - Asians are presented in every table game,  slots and etc. They just love gambling. They probably have created most of board or card games, or play and have biggest variety of such games.

Speaking about my country (it is not in top list), gambling is not very popular. It is more an addiction or a way to get easy money. Gambling is mostly presented by slots. Usually people come to places with slots to loose part of salary and drink lot of beer. In my country gambling is not a masterpiece, but a place for a low class to spend time in.

[rhomelmabini]

This is in order right? I wonder why USA isn't really there when in fact they are the known hotspot for gambling in the world. Macau wasn't on the list as well even though they are the known hotspot for gamblers here in Asia, I'll agree if this survey was done during the lockdown and not when it was permitted already personally to attend every casino.

USA has tight regulation towards gambling so maybe this is the reason why the number of gamblers decrease and not surprise for them not to be on the list knowing many casino ban US citizens to play on their casino.

I'm surprised for the other listed especially Italy and Finland since I didn't expect that they will be listed on top 10 but guess gambling is rampant there since statistics will not lie.

I see, well, that was just likely they portray in the movies but the fact is that Las Vegas was the known one yet this was just because they were flocked by tourists and I may assume it was the case for Macau. I wouldn't see it was rampant but the article doesn't tell us much tbh, no data on when and where do they get their sources, maybe there are other articles that could explain it best.

[Boristhecat]

I was sitting and wondering which countries might have the highest gambling rates and for me I thought it could be UK or the US but despite this I went on the web to do a rescarch on which countries gamble the most. Let's have a look at this, since this information might be interesting to you guys as well !

1. Australia
2. Singapore ( they only opened their first casino in 2010!)
3. Ireland
4. Canada
5. Finland
6. Italy
7. Hong Kong
8. Norway
9. Greece
10. Spain !!

I was just as surprised as you guys since I did expect other countries to show up here as well instead of the ones that already did but you can recheck the same on the source : https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.worldatlas.com/amp/articles/countries-that-gamble-the-most.html
Other than that US , Canada,. Japan , UK are few of the countries known for their absolute support of the crypto casinos as well.
What about your country as well ??

Singapore lol! Late entry into the industry plus many restrictions (even paid admission to the casino) but still a solid second place. Very interesting statistics, but I see a real problem - this rating is based on nominal indicators and not on percentage ratios of lost money to people's "budget". Obviously, with this approach, no poor country has a chance to get into this rating, which we see - only rich countries with a high per capita income are in the table. I think that other more objective ways of compiling such a rating would completely change the picture, since I heard that gambling is much more common in poor countries than in rich ones.

[bitzizzix]

Statistically, the list of countries with the most bets might show countries like America, UK, and Australia. And I think it's an accepted fact, even countries where gambling is not considered good or likes to gamble.
and from some countries it is mentioned not the country where I live, because traditional or real gambling in the country where I live is strictly prohibited and if caught will be punished except online gambling.

[fiulpro]

Ugh oh don’t let China see that you said Hong Kong is a country    These seem to all be relatively smaller populated countries. Kind of surprised to not see the United States on the list but I think soon we will. Like with marijuana legalization, gambling laws have massively eased up and continue to get more and more so. You can’t go to a gas station without seeing a couple video poker machines. Finally.

Well the situation with Hong Kong is massively political which does mean that even though it's allowed to function as a seperate part at the end of the day even though it can perform everything as a country by itself they are still part of China therefore most sites do not understand where they stand as well.
This article might be interesting for you : https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/121814/hong-kong-vs-china-understand-differences.asp
Then again I have no intentions of letting the Chinese government run after me for mentioning Hong Kong as a seperate county they themselves have made the laws governing Hong Kong super complicated. Then again !! It's interesting to see it on the list as well..

Statistically, the list of countries with the most bets might show countries like America, UK, and Australia. And I think it's an accepted fact, even countries where gambling is not considered good or likes to gamble.
and from some countries it is mentioned not the country where I live, because traditional or real gambling in the country where I live is strictly prohibited and if caught will be punished except online gambling.

That's quite harsh, my home country have the same laws as well but at the end of the day you can still find so many people just gambling on the corner with things like BlackJack in reality because they cannot send officers to arrest you everyday can they now.
That's why regulations are always better! Than banning it entirely!

[l3pox]

Brazil is not in the list either
but not a big surprise since most forms of gambling are forbidden here, we have no legal casinos

only government lottery and a popular street game that is called "jogo do bicho" where you bet in animals and numbers and works a bit like a lottery too but it's not legal (though not so hard to find on city centers...)

[qwertyup23]

Statistically, the list of countries with the most bets might show countries like America, UK, and Australia. And I think it's an accepted fact, even countries where gambling is not considered good or likes to gamble.
and from some countries it is mentioned not the country where I live, because traditional or real gambling in the country where I live is strictly prohibited and if caught will be punished except online gambling.

This list is interesting- I was expecting India or China to be the first or at least be included in the top 10 but most of the countries that are listed came from first world countries. I do think that there is a difference between the variance between number of gambling rates vs revenue generated in gambling.

In the Philippines, as far as I can remember, gambling activities moderated and regulated by the Philippines bring the 3rd most revenue in the country. That is also the reason on why lots of gambling casinos have steadily been increasing over the past years, helping boosting the economy.

[joeperry]

I actually from Philippines and I don't see my country on the list but looking at the complete statistics given above I see that Philippines is top 4 for the house that always win that's why it is not surprising that we are not no the top list of the gamblers lol  no players doesn't want to lose every time and with house that always win it only shows that players in our country is always losing.

[Wiwo]

Statistically, the list of countries with the most bets might show countries like America, UK, and Australia. And I think it's an accepted fact, even countries where gambling is not considered good or likes to gamble.
and from some countries it is mentioned not the country where I live, because traditional or real gambling in the country where I live is strictly prohibited and if caught will be punished except online gambling.

America has a strict rule against gambling which is why most gambling sites are blocked from the United States and even the UK this has not been so.m different from the world's views on online and decentralized technology such as cryptocurrency gambling, so am not surprised if their missing on this lists. But then this can not be the accurate reflection of the rate of gambling in countries most especially considering how inconsistent the data are I guess this is just some online speculation unless otherwise.

[ethereumhunter]

I never thought Australians were the highest to lose their money at the gambling table. But it might be natural if you see that gambling can make people feel fun playing various gambling games. But maybe the increase in online gambling games can also increase the number of losses from people who have had previous experience of losing. So it is possible that apart from the previous number, there is an increase in the number of novice gamblers who are also involved in gambling.

[noorman0]

Which country is betting the most based on what? Casino or player? Since the crypto-casino industry is growing, it is difficult to determine the player base on a casino platform. Let's say a country like Singapore which only has a handful of gamblers (judging by the small population), I'm not even sure if the record achievement was contributed by gamblers from their own country. Crypto is the best facility for players where the country prohibits gambling.

[passwordnow]

Well, my country is not on the list. However, if the statistics is taken by continent, then it would have be first country on the list. I am not surprised to see the US topping the list. I am interested in Greece. I never thought of it like that.

Actually, it's Australia that's on the top and not the US, there's no US on the list but I'm expecting them to be at the top of it. Greece is an interesting country and I didn't know that they'll be having that many people who spend that much on gambling.
I guess every country has that prior data about the expenditures of the people through gambling.

[iv4n]

I actually from Philippines and I don't see my country on the list but looking at the complete statistics given above I see that Philippines is top 4 for the house that always win that's why it is not surprising that we are not no the top list of the gamblers lol  no players doesn't want to lose every time and with house that always win it only shows that players in our country is always losing.

Well, this statistic is about "Gaming Losses Per Adult", and as we can see Australia is leading with a reported loss of $1,288.00 per adult, while second place belongs to Singapore with a reported loss of $1,174.00 per adult! You can check more on this link:
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/countries-that-gamble-the-most.html

So definitely the Philippines are not on the top of the losing list! Of course, if you guys from there win more often than you lose!

https://guardian.ng/sport/top-5-countries-with-the-most-online-casino-gamblers/

Another research from another angle... In which country do people gamble the most?!
1. Canada
2. UK
3. USA
4. New Zealand
5. Japan

Nice article, you can check how these countries got on this list!

Statistics can be fun, but it's not something important! People from all over the world gamble! In listed countries, the minimum paycheck is very high compared with my country, and many other countries, so it's normal for people from these developed countries to gamble more!

[KTChampions]

I was sitting and wondering which countries might have the highest gambling rates and for me I thought it could be UK or the US but despite this I went on the web to do a rescarch on which countries gamble the most. Let's have a look at this, since this information might be interesting to you guys as well !

1. Australia
2. Singapore ( they only opened their first casino in 2010!)
3. Ireland
4. Canada
5. Finland
6. Italy
7. Hong Kong
8. Norway
9. Greece
10. Spain !!

I was just as surprised as you guys since I did expect other countries to show up here as well instead of the ones that already did but you can recheck the same on the source : https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.worldatlas.com/amp/articles/countries-that-gamble-the-most.html
Other than that US , Canada,. Japan , UK are few of the countries known for their absolute support of the crypto casinos as well.
What about your country as well ??

Depressive statistics for gamblers 
I wonder why such an indicator was chosen - the average loss of a gambler, and not the "average amount of bets" or something like that? It is no surprise to anyone that on average the casino always wins and the player loses, but such statistics suggest that the one who paid for the study and publication of the results is an opponent of gambling and puts it in a negative light.

[Fortify]

I was sitting and wondering which countries might have the highest gambling rates and for me I thought it could be UK or the US but despite this I went on the web to do a rescarch on which countries gamble the most. Let's have a look at this, since this information might be interesting to you guys as well !

1. Australia
2. Singapore ( they only opened their first casino in 2010!)
3. Ireland
4. Canada
5. Finland
6. Italy
7. Hong Kong
8. Norway
9. Greece
10. Spain !!

I was just as surprised as you guys since I did expect other countries to show up here as well instead of the ones that already did but you can recheck the same on the source : https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.worldatlas.com/amp/articles/countries-that-gamble-the-most.html
Other than that US , Canada,. Japan , UK are few of the countries known for their absolute support of the crypto casinos as well.
What about your country as well ??

Judging by the list I wonder if there could be multiple factors in why these countries are perceived as gambling the most. There is a slightly sinister angle that could account for a fraction of the reason, which is casinos can be used to launder large amounts of "dodgy" money through it and they need to be tightly regulated or it is an opening that criminals will abuse gleefully. If we ignore that dark side, then the other reasons fueling it are a reasonably rich society possibly with less choice in other activities and maybe the novelty factor when it has been restricted for a long time so people are more likely to chase that dream when it becomes more available. I guess a lot of this is based on online gambling, because I think the amount of physical casinos in Australia is close to zero.

[decodx]

I don't understand how this data can be accurate. The article from the OP states that Singapore opened its first casino in 2010 yet also claims that the country lost $1,174 per adult in 2010. How can this be?

Double check it. I think the list is from 2014 based on the image but it is surprising that Singapore is the second even though they just opened their casino last 2010 I was wondering how do they make statistics about losing.

I'm talking about an article linked in the OP. That article clearly states that the data refer to 2010.

Singapore only opened its first casino in 2010 but has since become one of the largest gambling countries in the world.
<...> The country recorded $1,174 losses per adult in 2010.

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/countries-that-gamble-the-most.html

[Lanatsa]

Well, my country is not on the list. However, if the statistics is taken by continent, then it would have be first country on the list. I am not surprised to see the US topping the list. I am interested in Greece. I never thought of it like that.

Actually, it's Australia that's on the top and not the US, there's no US on the list but I'm expecting them to be at the top of it. Greece is an interesting country and I didn't know that they'll be having that many people who spend that much on gambling.
I guess every country has that prior data about the expenditures of the people through gambling.

Thats why im not really taking out seriously when it comes to survey results or statistics in something that correlates with big industries including gambling which is a large scope
which means that numbers couldnt really be that precise.

There would be gamblers might not really be included or listed but basing up with some things like revenue and taxes then this is the way they might able to
put up some numbers but pretty much sure it wont really be that accurate.