There was a time when gambling or casinos meant only one destination in our mind and it was none other than Las Vegas. No doubt it is still one of the most happening places known worldwide for gambling and enjoying casinos. However, Asian markets have emerged recently as a big player when it comes to gambling and online and offline casinos. Recently Macau, Hong Kong, and China have come up in a great manner and are wooing tourists from all across the globe. It is one of the biggest growing markets in terms of gambling and gaming industry. With mobile gaming doing the rounds, it appears that it is going to push the gaming industry above $100 billion by 2017. As per the IDC forecasts digital PC revenue to reach $24 billion and the entire global gaming business could easily be worth more than $100 billion by the year 2017.
While North America remains one of the leading players but Asia continues to show its muscle when it comes to online gaming and gambling. In last few years, Asia is becoming the biggest growth driver in online gaming and gambling. This is the reason European online gaming firms are now exploring each opportunity where they can invest in Asian gambling and gaming market and can woo Asian clients.
Even many European biggest online operators have rolled out Asian- themed content into their games and with each passing day they are designing and manufacturing games as per the likes of the Asian population. Owing to this rapid growth in Asian gambling and gaming market every other day we witness mergers and acquisition activity in this space. This trend is said to be offering a better value as well as it will tend to rise in coming future. Because of this high growth and more companies investing in Asian markets, there is a huge potential for employment for people looking forward to better professional opportunities in this sector.
Not only this it has offered a big boost to the tourism industry and people from different countries are visiting Asian countries and enjoying gaming and casinos here. Overall because of its growth the gaming and gambling industry is considered one of the most lucrative sectors in the entertainment market.
In coming years many European and American gaming companies will invest here and will add more fun to the entire gambling and casino experience.