Home / Offshore Betting Sites / Mexico online betting market grows to more than US$2 billion – 90% Goes Offshore

Mexico online betting market grows to more than US$2 billion – 90% Goes Offshore

December 6, 2017

The Mexico online betting market stood at US$2bn billion in the last 12 months. However 90%, amounting to US $1.8bn, was made by way of unlawful online websites. The knowledge was made public by President of the Association of Licensees and Suppliers of Games and Draws (ASPJAC), Alfonso Pérez Lizuar.

Lizuar instructed native media El Financiero:

“The gaming business in Mexico is struggling. As a result of online gaming taking part of the bodily gaming market. At present players favor to wager online compared to land based casinos. As a result they are kept away from paying taxes.” Government sanctioned betting by way of legally authorised websites presently makes up only 10% of all market revenues. Compare this to the land based casinos who make up the remaining 90%”.

The upward development in direction of online betting was confirmed in line with knowledge from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI). Gambling revenue grew by a median of six per cent from January to August 2017. Whereas gaming online noticed a 21% improvement in the same interval.

The newest statistics present that playing by way of offshore betting websites has grown considerably since 2015. According to The Mexican Operators and Providers for the Entertainment and Gaming Industry (AIEJA), the scale of the net market already stood at US$300m in 2015.

In March 2016 members of the gaming business in Mexico urged lawmakers to manage online gaming rapidly. This as a consequence of the revelation that the market was being targeted by offshore operators. Lack of presidency management was, they argued, resulting in a progress of unlawful gaming particularly amongst minors. This was making it the fastest-growing online gaming market in Latin America.

Mexico online betting has been permitted by way of a special license in Mexico since 2000. However only land based operators have been allowed to offer their companies domestically. The progress of casino-style gaming has led to an elevated curiosity in Mexico online betting. This opportunity is being pushed by sports online betting as well.

As a consequence, plenty of international operators have signed agreements with licensed land primarily based operators in Mexico who've been granted permission to supply online games by the Interior Ministry (SEGOB).

One of the best known offshore betting sites to move into the Mexican online presence is Bovada.