Offline Gaming is Enjoying a Renaissance in the UK, Says Belle Rock Entertainment
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Posted on August 9, 2012 at 10:21:01 AM
Offline Gaming is Enjoying a Renaissance in the UK, Says Belle Rock Entertainment
LONDON, August 9, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
Thanks to online gaming, its offline counterpart is enjoying a resurgence in
the UK
Due to strict gambling laws, badly located casinos and betting shops, contrasted with
liberalised online play available to all adults anywhere, the last 10 years have not been
easy for offline gaming. However, the future of offline gaming now looks more promising
according to Belle Rock Entertainment [http://www.bellerockentertainment.com ]. The UK
gambling and gaming industry is enjoying a renaissance largely boosted, not hindered, by
online gaming.
A new report in the US found online gambling actually complements offline gambling.
Online poker for example generally fuels demand for offline poker games such as
high-stakes games and long-play tournaments.
In the UK, The Economist points out gross gambling yields at high-street betting shops
increased by 5% in 2011 as the number of shops increased slightly from 8,862 to 9,067.
This is in spite of the UK's recession.
This growth is not from horse or dog betting, the forms of gambling traditionally
enjoyed in betting shops. Rather gamblers are betting on touch-screen fixed-odds casino
machines similar in game play to online casino games. The number of machines offering this
form of gaming doubled between 2006 and 2010 from 16,000 to 32,000, with yield increasing
by GBP1.3 billion in 2011 alone.
Because these games are very similar to those played online, Belle Rock Entertainment
says it's not worried about losing business to offline gaming outlets. The company
believes it can actually benefit from the complementary nature of the two industries.
A further boost came to the offline gambling and betting industry recently as the
latest report on gambling from the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee found
liberalising high-street gambling in the UK should be seriously considered. It outlined
the benefits of decentralising control of betting shops to local authorities whilst
allowing more than four high-stake gambling machines in each shop - each machine accepts
stakes of between GBP100 and GBP500.
Online gambling providers should also get a boost from the research, which recommends
taxes on online gambling be reduced and laws updated to deal with the modern ways in which
people like to gamble - both on- and offline.
About Belle Rock Entertainment
Belle Rock Entertainment is well-established UK casino review site, providing in depth
online casino reviews about aspects such as casino bonuses and games available at each
casino.
Source: Belle Rock Entertainment
Steve Houston
+44(0)20 7928 4809
pr@bellerockentertainment.com
LONDON, August 9, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
Thanks to online gaming, its offline counterpart is enjoying a resurgence in
the UK
Due to strict gambling laws, badly located casinos and betting shops, contrasted with
liberalised online play available to all adults anywhere, the last 10 years have not been
easy for offline gaming. However, the future of offline gaming now looks more promising
according to Belle Rock Entertainment [http://www.bellerockentertainment.com ]. The UK
gambling and gaming industry is enjoying a renaissance largely boosted, not hindered, by
online gaming.
A new report in the US found online gambling actually complements offline gambling.
Online poker for example generally fuels demand for offline poker games such as
high-stakes games and long-play tournaments.
In the UK, The Economist points out gross gambling yields at high-street betting shops
increased by 5% in 2011 as the number of shops increased slightly from 8,862 to 9,067.
This is in spite of the UK's recession.
This growth is not from horse or dog betting, the forms of gambling traditionally
enjoyed in betting shops. Rather gamblers are betting on touch-screen fixed-odds casino
machines similar in game play to online casino games. The number of machines offering this
form of gaming doubled between 2006 and 2010 from 16,000 to 32,000, with yield increasing
by GBP1.3 billion in 2011 alone.
Because these games are very similar to those played online, Belle Rock Entertainment
says it's not worried about losing business to offline gaming outlets. The company
believes it can actually benefit from the complementary nature of the two industries.
A further boost came to the offline gambling and betting industry recently as the
latest report on gambling from the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee found
liberalising high-street gambling in the UK should be seriously considered. It outlined
the benefits of decentralising control of betting shops to local authorities whilst
allowing more than four high-stake gambling machines in each shop - each machine accepts
stakes of between GBP100 and GBP500.
Online gambling providers should also get a boost from the research, which recommends
taxes on online gambling be reduced and laws updated to deal with the modern ways in which
people like to gamble - both on- and offline.
About Belle Rock Entertainment
Belle Rock Entertainment is well-established UK casino review site, providing in depth
online casino reviews about aspects such as casino bonuses and games available at each
casino.
Source: Belle Rock Entertainment
Steve Houston
+44(0)20 7928 4809
pr@bellerockentertainment.com