Spain's gambling regulator Direción General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) on Monday reported second-quarter financial figures for the year. Online sports betting was disrupted in the three months ended June 30 in Spain.
DGOJ said the online game operator generated 178.4 million euros, up 6.7% from the same period in 2018. However, DGOJ also said the figure was down 7.9% from the first quarter of this year.
The sports betting sector fell 1.3% year-on-year to 86.5 million euros, down 15% from the first quarter. The sports betting sector remained relatively similar in results held in the same period at both the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, despite a double-digit drop from the previous quarter. Spain, however, saw a 26.2% drop in pre-match sports betting revenue and an 18.5% drop in intra-match betting.
In addition, sports betting sales fell 2.8% from the first quarter, but rose to a 3.2% decline when factoring in 2018 figures.
Online Casino Performance
Online casinos were among the better-performing segments in the second quarter. Revenue was up 22.2% from 2018 to 69 million euros, up 4% from the first quarter. Slots were the best performers, up 31.9% to 40.3 million euros.
Poker is on the decline
Spain's poker market is still struggling with sales of just 19.4 million euros in the second quarter, down 0.5% year-on-year and 8.5% quarter-on-quarter. Additionally, poker cash game sales fell 1.6% and tournament sales fell 12.3%, according to DGOJ.
