World 12 Casino City’s Global Gaming Almanac Gaming Profile by Geographic Location Locations Africa ............................................. 2,189 1.2% Asia & Middle East.......................... 550 0.3% Caribbean ....................................... 1,959 1.1% Central & South America............... 3,818 2.1% Europe .........................................128,128 71.8% North America ............................. 35,104 19.7% Oceania .......................................... 6,366 3.6% Cruise Ships ..................................... 252 0.1% Total ............................................178,366 100.0% All Gaming Machines Africa ........................................... 61,037 2.0% Asia & Middle East...................... 55,315 1.8% Caribbean ..................................... 61,943 2.0% Central & South America............311,263 10.2% Europe ......................................1,267,495 41.5% North America .........................1,063,776 34.8% Oceania .......................................213,739 7.0% Cruise Ships ................................. 19,165 0.6% Total .........................................3,053,733 100.0% Slots Africa ........................................... 31,333 2.0% Asia & Middle East...................... 55,315 3.5% Caribbean ..................................... 51,943 3.3% Central & South America............311,263 19.7% Europe .........................................320,681 20.3% North America ............................767,420 48.7% Oceania ........................................ 19,131 1.2% Cruise Ships ................................. 19,165 1.2% Total .........................................1,576,251 100.0% Video Gaming Machines North America ............................146,811 100.0% Historic Horse Racing Machines North America ............................. 24,124 100.0% Video Lottery Terminals Caribbean ..................................... 10,000 4.6% Europe .......................................... 91,004 42.1% North America ............................114,980 53.2% Total ............................................215,984 100.0% Electronic Bingo Africa ............................................... 300 4.4% North America ............................... 6,590 95.6% Total ............................................... 6,890 100.0% Amusements with Prizes Europe .........................................723,057 100.0% Electronic Gaming Machines Africa ........................................... 29,404 8.2% Europe .........................................132,753 36.8% North America ............................... 3,851 1.1% Oceania .......................................194,608 54.0% Total ............................................360,616 100.0% Table Games Including Poker Africa ............................................. 1,880 2.6% Asia & Middle East...................... 14,110 19.3% Caribbean ....................................... 1,410 1.9% Central & South America............... 3,741 5.1% Europe .......................................... 16,854 23.1% North America ............................. 31,318 42.8% Oceania .......................................... 2,210 3.0% Cruise Ships ................................... 1,589 2.2% Total ............................................. 73,112 100.0% Poker Tables Africa................................................ 155 1.4% Asia & Middle East .......................... 256 2.4% Caribbean ......................................... 171 1.6% Central & South America ................. 331 3.0% Europe ............................................ 2,680 24.6% North America................................ 7,106 65.3% Oceania............................................. 156 1.4% Cruise Ships....................................... 24 0.2% Total ............................................. 10,879 100.0% Table Games Excluding Poker Africa.............................................. 1,725 2.8% Asia & Middle East ...................... 13,854 22.3% Caribbean ....................................... 1,239 2.0% Central & South America ............... 3,410 5.5% Europe .......................................... 14,174 22.8% North America.............................. 24,212 38.9% Oceania........................................... 2,054 3.3% Cruise Ships.................................... 1,565 2.5% Total ............................................. 62,233 100.0% Casino and Card Room Gaming Our research indicates that more than 120 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 player-banked 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 the increasing share of revenue from electronic gaming machines, the integration of additional food, beverage, and entertainment options as part of the casino experience, and the growth of non-gaming amenities as central components of the casino business model. With new regulatory schemes in existing markets, for example, in the United Kingdom and Macau, casino gambling is set to see a continued emphasis on resort-style development, non-gaming investment, and stricter regulatory compliance. Although pachinko represents 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 120 countries offering some kind of lottery product. For the most part, lotteries are controlled by the government and contribute to the public good. Digital and app-based lottery distribution continues to expand rapidly in mature markets, especially across Europe, North America, and Africa. Race Wagering Horse and dog tracks have felt increasing financial pressure from the proliferation of casinos, online sports betting, and lotteries. A large number of tracks have had to introduce casinos, card rooms, slot machines and VLTs to subsidize the racing operations. In jurisdictions where the racing industry has suffered from competition, legislators have in many cases passed legislation allowing the tracks to expand their operations. In many regions, this
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