Russian betting market started to rise after the resumption of the first European football championship. But although the Bundesliga has allowed to significantly increase rates after a month and a half of Belarusian football and eSports, forecasts for the whole year remained disappointing — the market is preparing for the fall in revenue by 40%. “Crucial” should be the return of Russian football, expect the bookmakers.The resumption of the football championship of Germany sharply increased bets the Russian bookmakers, they told Kommersant. The first matches after the pause caused by a coronavirus pandemic, held may 16 and 17, the number of bets in BingoBoom these days has increased tenfold, says Director of marketing for the bookie Peter Bale. According to him, the first after the quarantine round of Bundesliga on volume of bets ahead of the last round of the Belarusian championship, which did not stop, about three times, and the next may 23-24 — four times. “If you compare the amount of bets on the Bundesliga before the start of the pandemic and now the volume increased by more than 20%,” says Mr. Bale.Before the resumption of the German game of the Belarusian championship was the only relatively large tournament, which was not interrupted due to the coronavirus. A month and a half the volume of bets on him has grown substantially, but after quarantine the first round in the Bundesliga was concluded about a third of the total bet amount bet in the Belarusian League, said in Parimatch.In the “League betting” over the weekend of 16-17 may, the volume of betting increased by 21%, and may 23-24 — 23% compared with the output of 9-10 may, says a company representative. In a particular football bet amounts and the number of customers increased about twice, from the review of the company.In the absence of major tournaments bookmakers also stepped up bets on eSports. In “League rates” at the time of the pandemic, their volume increased 19-fold, to eSports accounted for a third of all bet. In Parimatch in April, the volume of bets on eSports has grown three times in comparison with January and February, in may, is projected to rise by 15%.However, by the end of 2020, the bookmakers are preparing for significant revenue loss. In BingoBoom assess the decline in rates during the period of restrictions due to a pandemic, “more than 50%” in Parimatch believe that the market in General, losses can reach 70%.In “League of rates” back in March called the market decline by 30-35% by the end of the year optimistic scenario. “The revenue drop will be more. If we fall at least it is 35%, then we assume that this is fine,” said now Deputy General Director of “League rates” Igor Stolyarov.The remaining matches will be held without spectators. But we are sure the fans will support their team from home with the same sincerity and emocionalnaya bookmakers do not give forecasts, explaining that the result depends on the returnAmenia major sporting events. For example, the Russian football Union (RFU) announced the resumption of the championship of Russia on football from 21 June, the matches will be played without spectators. In BingoBoom expect the Russian Premier League (RPL) will return to the leaders in terms of rates in June, as it was before the pandemic in March, and the “League of rates” note that this is the most popular national championship among customers and called the decision to resume it “crucial for the market”. The RFU also announced resumption since June 24 of the Cup of Russia.According to “Rating bookmakers” revenue of the Russian betting industry at the end of 2019 amounted to 137 billion rubles, including 89.4 billion RUB had on the legal business and 48.1 billion. revenues totaled illegal firms and foreign companies operating in the gray zone. If the competition, which should resume soon, do come back, the market decline for the year will amount to 30-40%, predicts the founder of “the Rating of bookmakers” Paruyr Shahbazyan. But after the announcement of the resumption of RPL in a number of teams have been cases of infection COVID-19, which can theoretically affect the final decision of football and not only officials, he warns. To the rescue of the bookmakers will inevitably affect the amount of free money that people are willing to spend on rates, added the expert.Peter Bale of BingoBoom says to return former positions in the market need also the championship of Europe on football and the Olympics, which are able to give powerful impetus for growth, “as it was with the football world Cup in 2018”. But sporting events are few. Championship of France of football completed ahead of schedule and will not resume, the final decisions on the Championships of England, Spain or Italy yet, as the market is waiting for large competitions in other sports — “Formula 1” will start on 3 July, the official date for NBA and NHL yet.Valeriy Lebedev
