Malta-licensed Angler Gaming outperformed all online gambling rivals in revenue growth during the second quarter, but US-facing DraftKings and FanDuel are the best bets for future growth.

The COVID-19 pandemic took a significant toll on operators’ activity levels, but Online Gambling Quarterly’s latest report indicates a slim majority (51%) of operators now believe that they ultimately “got used to” the situation, and things were now “more or less” running smoothly again. Only 17% said COVID-19 remained “a big challenge” for their daily work activity.

Eternal optimism abounds, as the percentage of operators who believe the business climate was ‘poor’ fell from 36% in March to just 12% in September, while those who rated the climate ‘good’ rose from 19% to 33%. Nearly half (49%) expect the situation would be ‘good’ one year from now.  (Tune in next year, when we report on the number of operators who’ve been forced to eat their junior staff as the pandemic’s ninth wave disrupted food supply chains.)

PANDEMIC WINNERS