Handheld computers have simplified many activities. Individuals can surf the Web, text message their friends, buy a new pair of pants and, increasingly, try to hit the jackpot in the lottery. Juniper Research expects the worldwide mobile gambling market to grow from $1.35 billion in 2006 to $16.6 billion by 2011. “The mobile channel will push gambling services out to a broader, lower stake market than existing channels, offering significant opportunities for market growth,” Bruce Gibson, research director at Juniper, told TechNewsWorld.
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Mobile Gambling: Will the US Join a Growing Market?
Posted by: Paul Korzeniowski February 14, 2007 04:00 AMHandheld computers have simplified many activities. Individuals can surf the Web, text message their friends, buy a new pair of pants and, increasingly, try to hit the jackpot in the lottery. Juniper Research expects the worldwide mobile gambling market to grow from $1.35 billion in 2006 to $16.6 billion by 2011. “The mobile channel will push gambling services out to a broader, lower stake market than existing channels, offering significant opportunities for market growth,” Bruce Gibson, research director at Juniper, told TechNewsWorld.