US Gambling & Gaming Casino Games - PPC Market Share Analysis March 2025

Leveraging Adthena’s Whole Market View, this analysis explores recent trends in Google Ads for the US Casino Games category from the last month. Our Data Analyst, Ask Arlo provides commentary on key findings.

Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 US Gambling & Gaming Casino Games brands

Here are the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Clicks for the last month.

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Share of Clicks - Last month
Domain	Share of clicks
goldennugget.com	18.45
high5casino.com	9.5
crowncoinscasino.com	7.97
treasureisland.com	6.77
caesars.com	5.22
modo.us	4.62
qualityarcades.com	3.86
slotomania.com	3.34
megabonanza.com	3.23
pulsz.com	3.14
others	33.9

In the gambling PPC landscape, Goldennugget.com leads with 18.45% click share, followed by High5casino.com at 9.5%. ‘Others’ collectively dominate with 33.9%.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 US Gambling & Gaming Casino Games brands

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Share of Spend - Last Month
Date	goldennugget.com	stake.us	crowncoinscasino.com	mcluck.com	pulsz.com	modo.us	spree.com	socialplayhub.com	megabonanza.com	high5casino.com
2025/03/01	1.18%	1.03%	11.24%	7.26%	5.83%	15.48%	1.47%	6.43%	12.44%	8.54%
2025/03/02	0.9%	1.14%	8.05%	6.7%	9.74%	15.81%	7.05%	7.21%	9.96%	7.2%
2025/03/03	1.67%	3.76%	34.4%	2.6%	6.72%	2.93%	2.71%	7.5%	6.65%	4.08%
2025/03/04	0.32%	1.35%	28.83%	4.42%	3.63%	7.34%	4.9%	3.86%	3.44%	4.95%
2025/03/05	29.64%	5.25%	16.78%	0%	0%	3.99%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/06	5.12%	3.38%	3.12%	0%	0%	0.03%	0.01%	0%	0%	28.53%
2025/03/07	1.63%	0.22%	25.1%	9.49%	0.51%	7.74%	1.08%	8.29%	0.44%	8.29%
2025/03/08	8.37%	16.23%	9.44%	0%	15.09%	16.59%	0%	0.4%	0%	0%
2025/03/09	50.34%	2.41%	0.04%	0%	0%	0.03%	0.01%	0%	0.01%	0.02%
2025/03/10	66.82%	1.54%	0.02%	0%	0%	0.01%	0.01%	0%	0.01%	0.01%
2025/03/11	26.17%	6.87%	1.01%	0%	0%	0.03%	0.02%	0%	0.02%	0.02%
2025/03/12	34.94%	3.87%	0%	0%	0%	0.98%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/13	78%	2.36%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/14	45.19%	3.06%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/15	75.02%	4.15%	0%	0%	0%	1.05%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/16	64.66%	2.88%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/17	0%	7.18%	0%	0%	0%	9.11%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/18	43.89%	6.3%	0%	0%	0%	2.66%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/19	0%	9.05%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/20	65.74%	3.04%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/21	68.99%	1.53%	0%	0%	0%	0.88%	0.79%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/22	39.03%	1.18%	0%	0%	0%	1.5%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/23	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1.6%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/24	52.76%	1.6%	0%	0%	5.39%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/25	41.09%	5.08%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/26	61.5%	3.15%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/27	73.96%	1.89%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/28	66.14%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/29	60.12%	0%	1.85%	0%	0%	2.13%	2.12%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/30	0%	3.32%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/31	60.83%	2.12%	0.87%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

In March 2025, Golden Nugget’s PPC spend surged, peaking at 78.00 on March 13. McLuck and Pulsz showed moderate fluctuations, while Modo and Stake had varied trends. Crown Coins Casino’s spend spiked early, then declined. Social Play Hub and Mega Bonanza had consistent activity, with High5 Casino peaking on March 6.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for US Gambling & Gaming Casino Games

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Competitor Count - Last month
Date	Competitor Count
2025/03/01	65
2025/03/02	79
2025/03/03	75
2025/03/04	60
2025/03/05	13
2025/03/06	34
2025/03/07	61
2025/03/08	44
2025/03/09	22
2025/03/10	20
2025/03/11	22
2025/03/12	10
2025/03/13	12
2025/03/14	9
2025/03/15	8
2025/03/16	9
2025/03/17	11
2025/03/18	11
2025/03/19	11
2025/03/20	9
2025/03/21	15
2025/03/22	14
2025/03/23	7
2025/03/24	12
2025/03/25	8
2025/03/26	10
2025/03/27	9
2025/03/28	11
2025/03/29	16
2025/03/30	10
2025/03/31	13

March began with 65 advertisers, peaking at 79 on March 2. A sharp decline followed, stabilizing around 10-15 by month’s end.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for US Gambling & Gaming Casino Games

Here we’re looking at the Top 10 biggest industry movers by market share gains and losses for the last 30 days.

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Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Name	Market Trend
goldennugget.com	24.32%
treasureisland.com	14.51%
caesars.com	5.7%
qualityarcades.com	5.47%
ameristarcouncilbluffs.com	1.84%
slotomania.com	-2.47%
mcluck.com	-2.75%
modo.us	-3.84%
high5casino.com	-8.76%
crowncoinscasino.com	-9.55%

Treasureisland.com and goldennugget.com soared with click share increases of 14.51% and 24.32%, respectively. Meanwhile, crowncoinscasino.com and high5casino.com faced declines of 9.55% and 8.76%.

Campaign Efficiency

US Gambling & Gaming Casino Games Share of Impressions

Take a look at the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Impressions over the last month.

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Date	goldennugget.com	qualityarcades.com	stake.us	crowncoinscasino.com	mcluck.com	pulsz.com	dingdingding.com	modo.us	socialplayhub.com	megabonanza.com
2025/03/01	0.77%	1.76%	0.77%	9.65%	5.7%	6.7%	0.33%	15.05%	7.36%	12.56%
2025/03/02	0.55%	0.6%	1.28%	6.53%	7.92%	11.34%	3.98%	14.73%	6.55%	10.44%
2025/03/03	1.04%	1.01%	4.72%	30.48%	3.56%	7.41%	3.59%	2.24%	8.2%	7.3%
2025/03/04	0.25%	0.41%	0.95%	23.54%	4.85%	3.86%	3.64%	6.8%	4.29%	3.57%
2025/03/05	10.53%	38.95%	6.74%	5.53%	0%	0%	0%	2.89%	0%	0%
2025/03/06	2.84%	16.33%	6.49%	7.11%	0%	0%	0%	0.02%	0%	0%
2025/03/07	0.92%	2.28%	0.68%	19.71%	11.77%	1.16%	5.14%	8.68%	8.21%	0.42%
2025/03/08	3.69%	0.53%	14.7%	7.1%	0%	12.71%	1.83%	14.21%	0.31%	0%
2025/03/09	20.95%	32.73%	7.68%	0.04%	0%	0%	0%	0.03%	0%	0.01%
2025/03/10	36.39%	23.94%	5.34%	0.03%	0%	0%	0%	0.01%	0%	0.01%
2025/03/11	8.97%	38.37%	10.03%	0.33%	0%	0%	0%	0.01%	0%	0.01%
2025/03/12	14.93%	44.2%	9.13%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1.37%	0%	0%
2025/03/13	34.98%	26.84%	6.41%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/14	20.31%	33.39%	7.45%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/15	40.05%	17.56%	12.24%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1.84%	0%	0%
2025/03/16	43.74%	14.39%	9.17%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/17	0%	18.94%	8.45%	0%	0%	0%	0%	6.34%	0%	0%
2025/03/18	7.41%	38.98%	8.15%	0%	0%	0%	0%	2.04%	0%	0%
2025/03/19	0%	30.47%	8.73%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/20	28.64%	25.9%	6.82%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/21	37.85%	20.75%	4.63%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1.04%	0%	0%
2025/03/22	13.03%	35.35%	2.39%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1.79%	0%	0%
2025/03/23	0%	48.41%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1.04%	0%	0%
2025/03/24	23.2%	19.07%	4.25%	0%	0%	4.77%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/25	22.53%	18.53%	12.39%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/26	27.19%	29.51%	7.98%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/27	32.71%	36.57%	4.8%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/28	31.44%	36.2%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/29	34.53%	24.34%	0%	0.54%	0%	0%	0%	0.54%	0%	0%
2025/03/30	0%	55.93%	3.78%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/31	27.38%	25.7%	5.02%	1.54%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

In March 2025, Golden Nugget’s impression share surged, peaking at 43.74% mid-month. Quality Arcades fluctuated, ending strong at 25.7%. McLuck and Stake.us showed moderate gains, while Crown Coins Casino and Modo.us saw declines. The month concluded with varied performances across domains.

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Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for US Gambling & Gaming Casino Games

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US Gambling & Gaming Casino Games - PPC Market Share Analysis March 2025

Share of Clicks for top 10 US Gambling & Gaming Casino Games brands

Share of Spend for the top 10 US Gambling & Gaming Casino Games brands

Competitor Count for US Gambling & Gaming Casino Games

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US Gambling & Gaming Casino Games Share of Impressions

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for US Gambling & Gaming Casino Games

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