GLG Network Survey: European Gambling and Gaming

SURVEY DETAILS

TARGET POPULATION

GLG interviewed 50 senior executives within the European gambling/gaming space within Europe (UK, France, Italy, Spain, and Germany).

What will you learn from this survey?

• The survey investigated the current trends and outlook in the European gambling and gaming space.
• Furthermore, this survey covered the current risk factors within the industry, such as regulation.
• Lastly, respondents discussed their views on M&A within the space and the extent they believe there will be high activity in the coming period.

Examples of findings:

• Respondents believe that M&A activity is likely to grow over the next 3 years, with 96% stating this is likely or extremely likely.
• Furthermore, respondents believe that there will be tighter regulation of online gaming over the next 3 years, with 100% of respondents agreeing with this statement.
• Our experts evaluated the challenges facing the industry today. Regulation was identified as the greatest challenge (32%), followed by taxation (28%).

DELIVERABLES

The GLG Surveys team drafted the questionnaire with the support of GLG Network Member, Andy May, former Brand and Marketing Director at William Hill.

• 1 x Individual responses (“raw data”) in Excel.
• 1 x PPT report with aggregated data.
• Executive summary with key takeaways and highlights from the raw data.

SAMPLE QUESTIONS

• In your view, how likely is further M&A activity over the next 3 years?
• In which countries do you believe further M&A activity is most likely?
• If the European market continues to consolidate, what would you expect to happen to single country operators?
• To what extent do you agree with the following statement:“I expect there to be tighter regulation of online gaming over the next 3 years”?
• What impact do you believe additional regulation will have on market growth?, What type of player protection measures do you believe will be introduced over the next 5 years?
• To what extent do you agree with the following statement:“I expect to see higher taxes introduced on betting and gaming operators over the next 5 years”?
• In your view, which of the following do you consider to be the biggest challenge facing the industry today?
• In your view, what do you see as the biggest growth opportunity for the industry?

ACCESS

This survey is available to subscribers of the Consumer Goods and Services sector (Limited subscriptions and above). This offer includes the raw data file and a high-level presentation through PowerPoint. Please contact your GLG representative for details on your firm’s access.

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