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According to the European Association of Games and Bids (EGBA), the number of customers in the European Union and Great Britain on the platforms of online games reached 38.6 million last year, increasing by 19% of 32.5 million registered in 2023.
Despite the fact that this is a tendency to increase over the past five years, the number of people who seek help to stop gambling throughout Europe has also increased.
Since 2024, data from the Lancet, 54.7 million men around the world have been faced with the problems of gambling or gambling compared to 25.3 million women.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), gambling can lead to serious health damage, such as economic stress, dissolution of relations, family violence, mental illness and suicide.
EGBA members make up about 30% of gross income from gambling in Europe in 2024. Its members include Bet365 and Entain, which belong to Ladbrokes and Paddy Power.
In 2024, three clients of customers were men, increasing from 72% in 2023.
Among women, this figure decreased from 28% in 2023 to 25% in 2024.
People from 26 to 35 years old and from 36 to 50 years are the largest share of players, which is 29% of customers in each.
In Europe, online casinos remain the largest participants with 21.5 billion euros, followed by sports rates and rates for events with 13.7 billion euros.
Both, according to forecasts, will increase by about 7% per year by 2029.
As a result, the EU and the EU and the states tighten the rules and strive to fight gambling.
For example, Germany completely prohibits gambling on the Internet, while other states of member resolves this, but only in limited conditions.
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Despite the fact that gambling for minors are illegal in European countries, 2024 research conducted by the European School of Alcohol and other drug schools (ESPAD) shows that on average 23% of students from 15 to 16 years in 37 European countries said that they play money for money for money for money for money for money for money. The last 12 months.
This gambling occurred personally or on the Internet and was about gambling, such as slot machines, card games, bone toys, lottery or bets.
Italy has the highest dominance in gambling between students, with 45%, followed Greece With 36%.
On the contrary, the lowest percentage is observed in agriculture, from 9.5%.
The 2025 study conducted by Italian researchers using ESPAD data showed that the southern European and Balkan countries belong to a high -prevalence group, while the countries of Eastern Europe belong to the group of average prevalence. Scandinavian and central European countries are mainly a group with low prevalence.
Experts also noted that although women are less likely to play gambling, they usually develop faster towards problem gambling.
Online games were also significant: more than half of the boys are growing, from 13% in 2019 to 20% in 2024 and tripling between girls, from 2.7% in 2019 to 8.7% in 2024.
The percentage of students playing gambling and demonstrating a potentially harmful profile of gambling has increased significantly, almost doubled from 4.7% in 2019 to 8.5% in 2024.
Although this percentage remains much higher among boys, the growth is more intense among girls.
“Environmental and convenient agents play a more important role at the beginning of gambling, while individual characteristics have a greater impact on the possibility of risk,” – researchers of Eliza Benedetti, Gabriela Lombardi, Rodolfo Kotchini, Sonya Serrai, Sonya Chernrai Molinaro.