Study: Gambling revenue could hit us$ 100 billion in five years

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Casinos expected to hit mark by end of decade

(US).- According to a report released by the accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, revenue from legal casino gambling worldwide will top us$ 100 billion by the end of the decade and Nevada’s casino industry will continue to trump competition from American Indian tribes and regional gambling halls.


Worldwide, revenue from legalized gambling will top us$ 100.3 billion in 2009, up from $68.5 billion in 2004.

The report, "Pricewater-houseCoopers’ Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2005-2009," predicts that Nevada casinos will increase gaming revenue to us$ 15.8 billion by 2009 from the us$ 10.6 billion Nevada casinos earned in 2004.

Nationwide, the accounting firm predicts casino gambling will flourish over the next five years, with revenue topping us$ 64.1 billion in 2009, compared with us$ 47.3 billion in 2004.

"We don’t have a crystal ball, but based on reliable resources and other statistical information, gaming revenues will continue to grow substantially," said Mary Lynn Palenik, director of development, research and analysis for PricewaterhouseCoopers’ national gaming practice. "Not just in Las Vegas, but many areas will see tremendous growth in their gaming markets."

The sixth-annual edition of the outlook contains in-depth studies, analyses and forecasts of 14 major industry segments across five worldwide regions. The edition being released today contains casino gambling for the first time. According to the study, which took into account information from traditional casinos, both riverboat casinos and dockside gambling halls, American Indian casinos and racetrack casinos (racinos):

Worldwide, revenue from legalized gambling will top us$ 100.3 billion in 2009, up from $68.5 billion in 2004.

The Asia/Pacific region will be the world’s second-largest casino market, with revenue reaching us$ 18.5 billion by 2009, up from us$ 8.8 billion in 2004. The booming Chinese gaming enclave of Macau will account for 86 percent of the region’s growth over the next five years. And by decade’s end, it will constitute about 72 percent of the region’s overall revenue.

Las Vegas will continue to fuel Nevada’s gaming market. Following the opening of the us$ 2.7 billion Wynn Las Vegas on April 28, development is expected to continue along the Strip. Several new resorts, including the Palazzo near The Venetian, Encore next to Wynn Las Vegas and MGM Mirage’s Project CityCenter, are expected to open before the end of the decade.

Über Glücksspiele in Macau - Gambling in Macao:

Macau (englisch Macao) liegt rund 50 Kilometer westlich von Hongkong und ist das Glücksspiel-Paradies in Asien.

Macau hat rund 40 Spielcasinos. Die grössten Casinos sind The Venetian Macao, MGM Macao, Wynn Macao, Galaxy StarWorld, City of Dreams, Sands Macao, Casino Lisboa.

Neben den riesigen und farbenfrohen Casinobuildings ist eines der Wahrzeichen der Macau Tower (Fernsehturm mit 338 Meter) mit atemberaubenden Ausblicken auf die Stadt.

Macau erstreckt sich über eine Fläche von 115.3 km2 und hat rund 620'000 Einwohner.

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