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Gambling and lotteries industry's turnover increases by 18.3% in Latvia in H1
BC, Riga, 29.07.2015.
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Print versionThe lotteries and gambling industry's turnover in Latvia in the first six months of 2015 increased by 18.3% from the first half of 2014, amounting to EUR 105.47 million, reports LETA, according to the Lotteries and Gambling Supervision Inspection's preliminary data.
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Gambling companies' turnover totaled EUR 93.76 million in January-June, EUR 15.05 million or 19.1% more than in the first half of 2014, whereas lotteries industry's turnover amounted to EUR 11.71 million – a 11.9% increase.
Slot machines accounted for 77.2% of the total turnover of the industry in the first half of the year, lotteries – 11.1%, casinos – 6.2%, whereas the share of interactive games' turnover increased the most, from 2.5% in the first half of 2014 to 4.5% now.
In total, there were 8,532 slot machines in Latvia this past June (206 machines more than in June 2014), located in 323 gaming arcades (two fewer than last June).
The industry employs a total of 3,780 people at the moment.
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