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A lot has been written recently about how and why online gambling start-ups fail. The premise being that the gaming industry is somehow more difficult to crack than any other established, regulated and competitive industry. This I disagree with.

The bottom line is most start-ups fail, the accepted rule of thumb is 85% of start-ups will fail in the first two years. But to stay specific to the gaming industry I would suggest a few reasons as to why start-ups fail:

Access to capital