According to the Spanish Casino Association, casinos showed a massive growth in 2005. Casinos showed excellent results in 2005, an increasing number of gambling, gamblers and slots earnings, among other factors.

The growth in the sector is mainly the result of the conditioning of old casinos and the building of new ones and the wide offer in the leisure branch. The average growth was 11% and the number of gamblers increased 10%.

Some companies have reached an income of 50 million euros, like “Casino Gran Madrid” or “Casino de Barcelona” reaching a total balance of 300 million euros. Total earnings, including gaming, entrance fees, tips and slot machines highly surpassed the 500 million euros, which means a 9.97% more than in the same period of 2005.