The Key Online Casino Trends for 2021
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The iGaming marketplace is lucrative and fast-growing in Ireland and the UK. Up to €10,000-a-minute is spent in Irish casinos and 10.5 million Brits bet online in the British market each month. Online casino gameplay accounts for more than 50% of the total GGY in UK and Ireland.
The Key Online Casino Trends for 2021 are: 1. The Rise and Rise of Mobile Gambling, 2. Mobile Internet penetration in the UK peaked at 72% in 2020, and 3. People are spending 148 minutes on a smartphone every day. In 2018, the number of gamblers who wager regularly while on the move moved beyond 50% for the first time.
Virtual Reality (VR) gaming is becoming more mainstream in the UK and Ireland. It's estimated that $250 billion will be generated globally through VR gaming in 2021. The XR Casino is a mixed reality platform that will connect players across a multitude of devices and games in real-time. The platform features blackjack, roulette and online slots.
There will be more casinos that accept Bitcoin and ETH tokens for betting and wagering in the future. Second-generation blockchains like ETH are synonymous with crypto gambling. They enable transparent and trustworthy casinos built on an immutable blockchain. They eschew the traditional house edge in favour of a ‘smart contract’ between players and online operators.
