But others stepped in, and the opportunities to bet online have expanded elsewhere in the world.
Twitter, the latest online craze, has expanded rapidly from a low base and has around 2.5 million unique users a month in Britain.
Lands' End, the catalog and online retailer, has expanded its relationship with DDB Worldwide, a unit of the Omnicom Group, by naming the DDB Chicago office as agency of record, handling tasks that include creative, media and strategy.
Online learning has expanded in recent years, and now about 250,000 students are enrolled in full-time virtual schools in 30 states and the District, according to Susan Patrick of the International Association for K-12 Online Learning, a trade association.
In recent years the online retailer has expanded aggressively into new segments such as cloud-based computing services, while working to get the most out of the markets it already occupies.
And the number of schools offering fully online programs has expanded dramatically in the past few decades.
When we started the group nearly three years ago, we had a dream that people with white collar issues living in shame, guilt, fear and isolation could form a supportive community that would embrace compassion, empathy and kindness for each other". Through taking his message online, he has expanded reach to states across the country.
Video games have become more elaborate and sophisticated, while online gaming has expanded the universe of people to play against. .
Online education has expanded opportunities for flexible, convenient and interactive methods of instruction.
The company is now offering store pickup for online orders and has expanded its "ship-from-store" program where stores themselves fulfill and ship online orders, typically in two to three days.
