LONDON (Brand Republic) - Gambling websites are pulling in the surfers in increasing numbers, according to the latest data from audience measurement company Jupiter MMXI.
In December, lottery-style game site Grab.com attracted 421,000 unique visitors, up by more than 100,000 from the previous month. In October 2000, it was ranked 25th in Jupiter MMXI鈥檚 entertainment category, but jumped to number three in December.
Another popular gambling site in December, Iwin.com, attracted 383,000 unique visitors, an increase of 150,000 on November. It was the fourth most-popular entertainment site.
Entertainment sites in general saw visitors grow by 233,000 in December, compared with the previous month. Jupiter MMXI鈥檚 figures show that more than half of internet users now visit an entertainment site every month.
Top of the entertainment category in December was Virgin.net, followed by Windowsmedia.com. Other popular sites include MP3.com at number seven, Bananalotto.co.uk in eighth position and Peoplesound.com at number six.
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