Over 180 million users in fantasy betting. Regular gambling has up to 370 million users during major tournaments. Truly harrowing numbers, considering India has about 1.1 billion adults...
Here in mainland Europe, it's hard to find a street in a city that doesn't have (fantasy) sports gambling establishments. The demographics here are mostly working-class immigrants, some unemployed people too. Pacifying the masses, I suppose.
Over 180 million users in fantasy betting. Regular gambling has up to 370 million users during major tournaments. Truly harrowing numbers, considering India has about 1.1 billion adults...
Here in mainland Europe, it's hard to find a street in a city that doesn't have (fantasy) sports gambling establishments. The demographics here are mostly working-class immigrants, some unemployed people too. Pacifying the masses, I suppose.
A few articles for further reading:
https://restofworld.org/2022/fantasy-sports-apps-are-driving... https://www.dw.com/en/india-addicted-to-online-betting-and-f... https://restofworld.org/2024/philippines-gcash-online-gambli...
Some statistics for Romania (population about 20 million):
- 90 cinemas
- 693 hospitals
- 4500 schools
- 13,000 betting shops
- 18,000 churches
Whats the per capita income of Rural India?
The ... let me check; 3rd sentence of the linked OP has the answer.