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iGaming CPA and LTV benchmarks, by market

The numbers an operator needs to plan a media budget: target CPA bands, 12-month LTV anchors, and how CPA compresses over a campaign. Rounded from our own campaign and cohort data, with a methodology note and a public changelog.

Target CPA and 12-month LTV, by market

Q2 2026
MarketTarget CPA12-mo LTV
Canada (ON/AB)200-300 EUR1,657 EUR
Germany / DACH300-350 EUR1,780 EUR
Switzerland350-450 EUR3,542 EUR
Australia250-350 EUR1,110 EUR
Finland150-250 EUR800 EUR
Source: GambleClicks campaign and cohort data. 12-month LTV shown as rounded figures; full method and sample size on the benchmarks hub. Australia reflects an extracted cohort. Data through Q2 2026.
The method

We publish what we know, keep what clients pay for.

Rounded benchmark bands with a methodology note go on the site. Exact client CPAs, spend and kill thresholds stay in the deck. Every market page states regulation status plainly, with a last-verified date. No legality is promised where a market is grey.

  • 01CPA modelled against the decline curve, not a month-one target.
  • 0212-month LTV as the anchor, per GEO, never a blended average.
  • 03Sources killed on threshold and reported weekly.

CPA decline curve

Programmatic
MonthShare of baseline CPAPhase
Month 1100%baseline
Month 280-90%early compression
Month 365-75%pixel maturing
Month 4-650-60%retargeting on
Month 7-1240-50%healthy pool
Illustrative programmatic curve with a healthy retargeting pool. Modelled per account, not a guarantee.

Benchmark library

Each asset is dated, licensed CC BY 4.0, and refreshed on a quarterly ritual.

How to read these numbers

Use the 12-month LTV as the commercial anchor for a market, and set maximum acceptable CPA as a share of it. A common frame is a target CPA around one-fifth to one-third of 12-month LTV, with the payback window set by cash position.

Every figure here is a rounded band, not a promise. They come from live campaigns across gambling-friendly DSPs and networks, aggregated so no single client is identifiable. The method is deliberately conservative: LTV is measured per GEO rather than blended globally, because a blended average hides exactly the differences that decide where a budget should go.

What we publish: target CPA bands, 12-month LTV bands, the CPA decline curve as month multipliers, and channel-fit by market. What stays private: exact client CPAs and spend, source-level data, kill thresholds and bid rules. That line is the whole model: publish enough to be the cited source, keep what clients actually pay for.

Questions operators ask

What is a typical cost per FTD for an online casino?

It depends on the market. Programmatic target bands run from about 150 to 250 EUR in the Nordics, 200 to 300 EUR in Canada, 300 to 350 EUR in DACH, and 350 to 450 EUR in Switzerland, reached by month 6 to 12 as the campaign matures.

How much does casino player acquisition cost fall over time?

On a typical programmatic curve, month-one CPA is the baseline, months 2 to 3 run at 65 to 90 percent of it, and months 7 to 12 settle at 40 to 50 percent once retargeting is active.

Can I reuse these benchmark tables?

Yes, under CC BY 4.0 with a link back to the source page. The tables carry a source line, a data-through date and a changelog so the figures can be cited accurately.

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