A report by Media & Entertainment Consulting Network puts the annual gross gaming market of what it identifies as the Balkan region at €4.5 billion in 2007—about $5.8 billion at current exchange rates. The amount wagered was near €25 billion. Countries included in the report were Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey. Omitted were Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Macedonia.

By GGB Staff

Staff writers for Global Gaming Business magazine. Las Vegas, Nevada.