Daily screen time by 8 year old boys in UK has risen from 2.7 hours to 5.5 hours in 20 years

"Stretching back to 1995, Childwise found that on average, eight-year-old boys watched 2.7 hours of TV per day. Whereas in 2015, screen time had expanded to include new platforms and jumped to 5.5 hours (2.3 hours watching TV, 1.3 hours on internet, 1.5 hours on console, 0.4 hours on mobile).
For eight-year-old girls, screen time in 1995 also consisted of 2.7 hours spent watching TV daily. Meanwhile this year, the same age group logged 3.8 hours of screen time (2.1 hours watching TV, 0.8 hours on internet, 0.6 hours on console, 0.3 hours on mobile).
With stats like this, the report predicts future generations will be more likely to access content like TV shows via tablet or phablet, rather than a traditional TV set, laptop or PC.
Thanks to the popularity of the tablet with this demo, the device is likely to reach similar ownership levels as smartphones, and ownership of laptops and PCs is predicted to fall.
As more kids own these portable devices (which can be difficult for parents to regulate), protecting kids from inappropriate content online will be a continuing issue going forward.
In addition, the report found that traditional social networks like Facebook will continue to decline in popularity, while photo and video-sharing sites like YouTube, Instagram and SnapChat gain traction with young people.
On the mobile phone front, the study suggests these devices will become a hub, used to coordinate other tech devices. For example, kids will use their phones to interact with the television, either indirectly through second-screen viewing or as a controller.
Looking at the next five years, Childwise predicts there will be a convergence of technology currently in use. Some children may choose phablets instead of the current combo of phone and tablet/laptop. Televisions are likely to be increasingly connected to the internet, allowing for streaming of content from portable devices to the big screen.
Over the next 10 years, these digital natives are likely to find household appliances that cannot be controlled by smartphone, or some kind of online dashboard, outdated and/or increasingly rare. The report also suggests that wearable technology will have progressed significantly by this point."
Source:  Press release from Childwise, 27th March 2015

63% of Ladbrokes' digital betting during the world cup came via mobile

"UK gambling operator Ladbrokes has identified mobile as “the engine of growth” in its H1 2014 results.
The amount staked on sportsbook betting via mobile grew 105 per cent year-on-year, and made up 46 per cent of digital. During the World Cup this spiked to 63 per cent, as mobile stakings grew over 1,100 per cent."

Source:  Mobile Marketing Magazine, 13th August 2014

45% of Paddy Power's online revenue comes from mobile

"Gambling operator Paddy Power has reported mobile revenues of €212m (£175m) for 2013, a year-on-year increase of 73 per cent in constant currency.
Mobile accounted for 45 per cent of total online revenues (€473m) – compared to a quoted UK competitor average of around 25 per cent – and 28 per cent of revenues overall (€745m).
Paddy Power says 69 per cent of its active sportsbook customers, and 42 per cent of active eGaming customers, made a transaction via mobile last month."

Source:  Mobile Marketing Magazine, 4th March 2014

Nearly 16m bets were placed on Betfair via mobile phones in Q2 2012

"The Euro 2012 football championships helped Betfair post a jump in sales, with soaring numbers of people using mobile phones to place bets.
The online gaming group saw revenues up 13% to £91.6m in the three months to 31 July. UK growth was up 23%.
The number of bets using mobile phones rose 114%, while revenues generated were up 98%, a trading update revealed.
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The number of bets using mobile phones increased by 114% to 15.8 million, with revenue up 98% to £8.2m during the quarter."

Source:  BBC News, 10th September 2012