Casinos: online game’ grows 75% in the 4.º quarter of 2020

According to data recently released by the Game Regulation and Inspection Service (WEDNESDAY), the activity of gambling in casinos and the machine room registered a fall of 55,3% in gross revenue for 36 million euros in homologous terms, while in the ‘online’ game it grew 74,7% para 113,2 milhões de euros.

No mesmo comunicado, SRIJ reveals that the significant growth of the online game registered in Portugal in 2020, particularly atypical year in all economic activities due to the covid-19 pandemic, accompanies the growth trend observed in several other European counterparts.

The amount of the special online gaming tax in the fourth quarter was 39,9 milhões de euros, according to SRIJ data, mais 11,4% do que no mesmo período de 2019.