{"id":714,"date":"2020-04-24T23:37:32","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T13:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uberpokies.org\/?p=714"},"modified":"2020-04-24T23:37:32","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T13:37:32","slug":"joint-study-establishes-link-between-rise-of-online-gambling-and-coronavirus-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uberpokies.org\/joint-study-establishes-link-between-rise-of-online-gambling-and-coronavirus-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint study establishes link between rise of online gambling and Coronavirus lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"
Analytics firm AlphaBeta and Illion, an Australian credit bureau, combined their resources for a research study to look into the state of online gambling during the Coronavirus shutdown.\u00a0 The study revealed a 67% overall increase in the online gambling sector of Australia over the past week alone, with definite links to the shutdown of non-essential services.<\/p>\n
Under the hood<\/strong><\/p>\n 250,000 Australian consumers were surveyed as part of the study with the data showing that people have turned to real money online gaming<\/a> for their entertainment needs while they are stuck at home. Other industries have also seen a significant rise in activity, the food delivery industry has seen a 63% increase in activity with online retail and subscription services showing an increase of 61%.<\/p>\n