U.S. ONLINE POKER PLAYERS DOMINATE, DESPITE UIGEA
31 July 2009
10 million players can't be wrong - it's a
great game!
New independent statistics from Poker Players Research
show that online poker players in the United States
continue to dominate the international market
notwithstanding the inconvenience of the Unlawful
Internet Gambling Enforcement Act which bans financial
transactions with offshore online poker companies.
The numbers should give American politicians pause
this year as Congressman Barney Frank pushes ahead with
his bill HR 2267 to licence and regulate on line
gambling in the States.
Poker Players Research
found that there are over 10 million real money poker
players in the United States - a number over five times
greater than the next largest market, the United
Kingdom, which has 1.9 million online poker fans.
Other major poker playing countries with a strong
online sector include Germany (1.6 million players);
France (1.3 million players) and Scandinavia - Norway,
Sweden and Denmark, with 1.4 million real money players.
When it comes to the business of providing online
facilities for players, it is perhaps no surprise that
Poker Stars.com (the largest online poker website) and
Full Tilt Poker.com (it's nearest rival) are the most
successful, holding more than half the global online
poker market and continuing to accept US business from
their offshore locations.
Online Casino News Courtesy of
Infopowa
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