(Jamma) The European casino market fell by 6,5% and in 2012 stood at 6,58 billion euros. This is revealed by the European Casino Association, the body that brings together the 800 casinos of 23 European countries. The largest market is France (2,34 billion, 35%), Germany, Switzerland, Holland, Italy, Greece, Spain and Portugal each insure between 4 and 10%. Collectively, these 8 countries account for more than 80% of receipts, although they are all declining – together with Luxembourg, the Czech Republic, Slovenia and Romania). The countries that suffered the most were Greece (-20%, 339 million); Italy (-19%, 364 million) and Switzerland (-11,5%, 612 million). In 2012, eight countries recorded growing receipts (Hungary, Estonia, Austria, Poland, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Lithuania), while Belgium and Serbia remained substantially stable.
