World 12 Casino City’s Global Gaming Almanac Oceania .......................................... 6,371 3.7% Cruise Ships ..................................... 212 0.1% Total ............................................172,539 100.0% All Gaming Machines Africa ........................................... 61,210 2.0% Asia & Middle East...................... 54,768 1.8% Caribbean ..................................... 35,300 1.2% Central & South America............312,131 10.4% Europe ......................................1,254,684 41.7% North America .........................1,062,928 35.3% Oceania .......................................211,617 7.0% Cruise Ships ................................. 19,441 0.6% Total .........................................3,012,079 100.0% Slots Africa ........................................... 31,506 2.0% Asia & Middle East...................... 54,768 3.5% Caribbean ..................................... 25,300 1.6% Central & South America............312,131 20.1% Europe .........................................307,759 19.8% North America ............................787,345 50.6% Oceania ........................................ 17,009 1.1% Cruise Ships ................................. 19,441 1.3% Total .........................................1,555,259 100.0% Video Gaming Machines North America ............................142,472 100.0% Video Lottery Terminals Caribbean ..................................... 10,000 4.5% Europe .......................................... 91,115 41.3% North America ............................119,279 54.1% Total ............................................220,394 100.0% Electronic Bingo Africa ............................................... 300 3.4% North America ............................... 8,481 96.6% Total ............................................... 8,781 100.0% Amusements with Prizes Europe .........................................723,057 100.0% Electronic Gaming Machines Africa ........................................... 29,404 8.1% Europe .........................................132,753 36.7% North America ............................... 5,351 1.5% Oceania .......................................194,608 53.7% Total ............................................362,116 100.0% Table Games Including Poker Africa ............................................. 1,867 2.5% Asia & Middle East...................... 13,934 18.9% Caribbean ....................................... 1,357 1.8% Central & South America............... 3,804 5.2% Europe .......................................... 17,033 23.2% North America ............................. 31,770 43.2% Oceania .......................................... 2,108 2.9% Cruise Ships ................................... 1,661 2.3% Total ............................................. 73,534 100.0% Poker Tables Africa ............................................... 159 1.5% Asia & Middle East.......................... 209 1.9% Caribbean ......................................... 171 1.6% Central & South America................. 349 3.2% Europe ............................................ 2,703 25.0% North America ............................... 7,054 65.2% Oceania ............................................ 156 1.4% Cruise Ships ...................................... 26 0.2% Total ............................................. 10,827 100.0% Table Games Excluding Poker Africa ............................................. 1,708 2.7% Asia & Middle East ...................... 13,725 21.9% Caribbean ....................................... 1,186 1.9% Central & South America ............... 3,455 5.5% Europe .......................................... 14,330 22.9% North America.............................. 24,716 39.4% Oceania........................................... 1,952 3.1% Cruise Ships.................................... 1,635 2.6% Total ............................................. 62,707 100.0% Casino and Card Room Gaming Our research shows that more than 100 countries around the world have legalized casino and card room gambling. We consider casinos to be properties that offer gaming machines and table games or properties that offer house-banked table games. Properties that offer poker exclusively or a combination of poker and playerbanked games are classified as card rooms. Gaming machine outlets include locations that offer gaming machine products exclusively, from slot halls to limited payout machine locations such as pubs, restaurants and grocery stores. Trends for the casino segment include increased slot machine revenue share of total casino revenue and the expansion of additional food, beverage and entertainment options as part of the casino experience. With new regulatory schemes in existing markets, for example, in the United Kingdom and Macau, casino gambling is set to include larger, more resort-style properties. As a note, although they represent one of the most vigorous gaming markets, we have decided against adding pachinko machines and their locations to the statistical summaries that follow. Lotteries Lotteries are as widespread as casinos and card rooms, with more than 100 countries offering some kind of lottery product. For the most part, lotteries are controlled by the government and contribute to the public good. Race Wagering Horse and dog tracks have felt increasing financial pressure from the proliferation of casinos and lotteries over the past decade. A large number of tracks, have had to introduce casinos, card rooms, slot machines and VLTs to subsidize the racing operations. Fortunately, in jurisdictions where the racing industry has suffered from competition, legislators have been sympathetic to its plight and in many cases passed legislation allowing the tracks to expand their operations. Other strategies include developing a global circuit of premier races and using tax revenue from land-based facilities to subsidize tracks. More than 90 nations participate in the race betting industry. Sports Betting Sports betting is widespread throughout the world. Almost all the major countries in the world offer some type of sports betting. Countries with less developed gambling industries tend to allow large international gaming companies to offer sports betting services on their behalf in exchange for licensing fees and taxes. Since the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 was abolioshed by the U.S. Supreme Court in May of 2018, 25 states and Washington, D.C., have passed bills that legalize sports betting, with Louisiana, Maryland, and South Dakota passing new ballot initiatives in November 2020,
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