A new survey by a leading web security firm has reported that there has been in an increase in the number of requests for gaming-related web pages.

ScanSafe’s Global Threat Report, which involves research largely centred around online viruses and instant messaging services, noted that the company had seen a 40 per cent increase in US-based requests for gambling sites in October.

Page requests, which occur when a web user clicks a link taking them to another website, are a strong indicator of online trends as they provide accurate assessments of which sites are popular with internet users.

The report indicates that online casinos and other gambling sites are still proving popular with US businesses despite recent legislation that limited such sites’ reach within America.

“Given the recent US legislation, we had anticipated a drop in visits to gambling sites. However, we actually saw an increase in web requests from the US for online gambling sites,” said ScanSafe product strategy vice-president Dan Nadir.

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