Online gambling among fastest-growing businesses in EU

Gambling is one of the fastest-growing money-making businesses in the EU, thanks to on-line sites, and among the least regulated.

Europeans are among the biggest fans of on-line sites, with 7 million regular users, accounting for close to half the worldwide market.

Next year the business will be worth about €13 billion (having doubled in just seven years) and accounting for an ever increasing share of the estimated €80bn a year spent on all kinds of gambling.