Numbers revealed by the entity of accounts pointed that in March the betting activity increased to us$ 99.5 million, compared to us$ 92.4 million of the previous month. By sector, slots received us$ 213 millionin gambles, a 16% increment registered betweeb January and March 2008. The racetrack had a slight increment of us$ 7,3 to us$ 7,6 million.
The lottery registered an increment of us$ 115,7 to us$ 122 million, while the bingo centers had a us$ 1.1 million. The sports-betting centers observed a decrease of
us$ 8,2 to 7,1 million.
The Panamanian gaming industry registered a quick increment in the latest ten years, with around 15 casinos installed.