Jüngere Deutsche wenden sich inmitten zahlreicher Krisen dem Glücksspiel zu und entwickeln sich zu einer wichtigen Zielgruppe. Marken und Unternehmen können durch interaktive Multiplayer-Optionen punkten und Verbraucher:innen gleichzeitig dabei unterstützen, ihre impulsiven Gewohnheiten zu kontrollieren.
Silvia Hondt – Senior Research Analyst
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- What you need to know
- Opportunities
- Expected increase in participation will continue to fuel market value growth
- Market size & forecast
- Outlook
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OPPORTUNITIES
- Leverage skyrocketing gambling engagement among younger audiences
- Harness the power of younger Germans
- Create innovative offers to foster loyalty among engaged young gamblers
- Help younger gamblers to gamble responsibly…
- …with a focus on social elements
- Change the marketing narrative of gambling
- Shift messaging away from big wins…
- …to a focus on gamblers' key choice factors
- LOTTO turns the odds of winning into 'finding the needle in the haystack'
- Fun, fun, fun
- Promote gambling as fun…
- …with a focus on creating excitement
- Elevate tech to innovate gambling activities
- Make mobile gambling more engaging
- Vision for the future: how gambling brands can break new ground
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CONSUMER
- Gambling participation
- Increasing gambling participation in venues and online
- New key target group: younger Germans
- Graph 1: participation in gambling activities in the past year, by age – NET, 2023, 2024
- Younger Germans are the fastest growing group of gamblers…
- …with increasing participation of younger men and women
- While men remain the most engaged gamblers…
- …brands can highlight diversity in gambling communities
- Well-off consumers seek indulgence
- More niche activities are on the rise…
- Graph 2: participation in gambling activities in the past year – NET, 2023, 2024
- …increasing competition within the market
- Devices used for online gambling
- Smartphones and gambling are a perfect pair
- Graph 3: devices used for online gambling in the past year, 2024
- Smartphones have potential to make gambling more mainstream…
- …but brands need to support older gamblers
- Be aware of 'app fatigue'
- Device use differs within different categories
- Graph 4: devices used for online gambling in the last 12 months, by participation in gambling activities in the last 12 months – NET, 2024
- Prepare for gambling on the go and immersive experiences…
- …inspired by Betano combining convenient mobile gambling with immersive games
- Gambling frequency
- The number of heavy gamblers is on the rise
- Graph 5: frequency of gambling in the past year, 2023, 2024
- Younger consumers are at heightened risk…
- …of unhealthy gambling
- Betting, casino game and slot providers: step up efforts for player protection
- Graph 6: frequency of gambling in the last 12 months, by participation in gambling activities in the last 12 months – NET, 2023, 2024
- Gambling choice factors
- Big jackpots are not the ultimate choice factor
- Graph 7: choice factors for online and in-person gambling services, 2024
- Leverage gamblers' choice factors to increase reach
- Find ways to increase trust and odds…
- …by using trustworthy claims in campaigns
- Varying factors influence choices across different gambling activities…
- Graph 8: choice factors for online and in-person gambling services, by participation in gambling activities in the past year – NET, 2024
- …tying in with promotions
- Lotteries can focus on new ways of promotion to increase reach…
- …with a focus on interactive bonus elements
- Target younger gamblers with non-cash prices…
- …and learn from lotteries to target older gamblers with social projects
- Barriers towards gambling
- Games with better odds can counteract gambling barriers
- Graph 9: barriers towards gambling, 2024
- Target well-off consumers who focus less on cost
- Younger Germans show stronger negative associations with gambling…
- …fuelling barriers to participate
- Attitudes & behaviours
- Embrace fun as a key element of gambling
- Graph 10: behaviours towards gambling, 2024
- Increase gambling frequency with a focus on fun
- Foster responsible gambling…
- Graph 11: attitudes towards gambling, 2024
- …and watch out for gamblers' mental wellbeing
- Major sport events in 2024 fuelled betting participation
- Graph 12: behaviours towards gambling, 2024
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DIGITAL ADVERTISING
- bet365 is leading ad spend and views in Germany
- Graph 13: digital ad spend for online betting & real money gambling, 2024-25
- Graph 14: total ad impressions, 2024-25
- Brands strongly focus on selected forms of advertisements…
- Graph 15: digital ad spend of brands, by device and format, 2024-25
- …and need to adapt advertising formats to target specific groups
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MARKET
- Market drivers
- Online gambling improves accessibility…
- …with gambling apps improving online gambling
- Graph 16: gambling app usage*, 2024-25
- Inflation is expected to continue to slow down…
- …with stable prices for gambling
- Graph 17: consumer price index by category, 2024
- Financial confidence remains fragile…
- …with under-25s being most optimistic
- Under-25s' health is at the tipping point…
- Graph 18: perception of general health for a person of one's own age (NET), by age, 2024*
- Graph 19: perception of general health for a person of one's own age (NET), by age, 2024**
- …as multiple crises are taking a toll on them
- Gambling can cause stress…
- Graph 20: agreement that money is a cause of increased stress in the last month, 2024
- …and serious addictive behaviours
- The tech dilemma: excitement vs dependency
- Market size
- Significant growth in the gambling market…
- …is driven by increasing participation
- Market value is reaching new heights
- Sports betting remains niche despite strong growth
- Market forecast
- Expected increase in participation will continue to fuel market value growth
- Targeting younger consumers is key short-term
- Financial improvements as a chance to broaden target groups mid-term
- Tech innovations can help keep the market growing long-term
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APPENDIX
- Report scope and definitions
- Market definition
- Generations
- Abbreviations
- Methodology – consumer research
- Consumer research methodology
- A note on language
- TURF analysis methodology
- TURF analysis – 'Which of the following would encourage you to choose one online or in-person gambling service over another?'
- Methodology – market size and forecast
- Forecast methodology
- Forecast methodology – fan chart
- Market size – value
- Market forecast and prediction intervals – value
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