22/01/2001 Despite the dot.com downturn, UK-based gambling sites are still winning
Web traffic monitoring company Jupiter MMXI has revealed that Internet gambling is still booming despite the current atmosphere of dotcom gloom where many internet companies have been forced to cut back in order to survive market coldness towards technology and Internet stocks. ZdNet reported: ?Internet gambling is one trade that is booming despite the current atmosphere of dot.com gloom, according to Web traffic monitoring company Jupiter MMXI Thursday.? Figures from Jupiter show that in recent months gambling Web sites have moved up in the popularity stakes. In fact, online betting sites current rank as some of the most visited UK entertainment sites. Online betting sites are trying very hard to attract and keep punters, particularly in the current skeptical market. One company, Blue Square, has even organized live online snail racing to get visitors to place bets.
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