I got curious what region of the world is the most popular for gambling and I came across a ranking of countries based on their total gambling gross loss. The Top 5 are as follows:
1) United States, 2) China, 3) Japan, 4) Italy, and 5) Australia. As I expected US is the first when it comes to gambling.
Around 26% of US adults placed bets on the Superbowl in 2024, totaling around 23.1 billion dollars in wagers. This amount rose by approximately $7 billion compared to the previous year. Their total loss annually comes up to $116.9 billion. I am not surprised as well that China and Japan followed but what surprised me is Italy and Australia.
Traditional gambling activities like Baccarat and Fibonacci also originate from Italy. Venice and Milan are two of the country’s largest gambling hubs, featuring over 15 casinos. But Italy did not strike me as a country where people specifically visit to gamble in.
So we have a country for almost each region: north america, asia and australia. Did any of the countries in the list surprise you? Is there a particular country you want to visit purposefully just to gamble? Whole list can be seen
here.
My situation is pretty much the same as yours. Because we all know that Las Vegas is famous for casinos and gambling, and Las Vegas is located in the United States of America. So I am not surprised that America is in the first place.
And then if we talk about China, then China is the most populous country in the world and it is natural that this country will be at the top of the rankings. So I am also not surprise about the chain who were the second position. And about the Japan I have work with multiple casino who were targeting Japanese region because of this season that Japanese also do heavy gambling.
I learned about Australia last year that they are also at the top of the gambling world in terms of losses, but I didn't know about Italy at all, but I was surprised to learn about both Australia and Italy. And if I talk about my wishes, I'm not that much of a gambler, but I do want to see the city of Las Vegas, even if it's not for gambling.