Adidas410s
12-27-2005, 11:16 AM
For those wondering just how profitable online poker has been for companies...consider that of their $4 billion in revenues NONE of it goes directly into the American economy because online gambling is illegal in our country. Read this article...it's short and interesting...
Updated: Monday, December 26th, 2005
People Wagered $60 Billion on Poker Sites in 2005
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According to a Report Available From Research and Markets
Research and Markets, a company that provides research and marketing data to such clients as Phillips, Eli Lilly and Coca-Cola, announced it's now offering a report on online poker called “Online Poker - Driving Gambling To New Heights.”
The report costs Euro 341. According to the website, the report is the result of a survey of online poker's industry leaders. Among the online poker companies mentioned in the report are PartyPoker.com, ParadisePoker.com, PokerStars.com, and EmpirePoker.com. ESPN, the Travel Channel, Yahoo!, and Pizza Hut are also mentioned in the report.
Research and Markets released a few teasers taken from the report, such as:
- The amount gambled on poker websites around the world is estimated to be more than $60 billion for 2005.
- More than 60 percent of the industry experts surveyed believe that online poker will be the dominant offer in online gambling in two to three years.
- Three-quarters of the industry experts surveyed believe that the annual global rake/commission in the two to three years will be more than $4 billion.
The titles of the topics covered include: “business model of poker sites,” “elements of good poker sites,” “top geographical regions,” and “examples of successful poker TV coverage,” just to name a few.
Updated: Monday, December 26th, 2005
People Wagered $60 Billion on Poker Sites in 2005
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
According to a Report Available From Research and Markets
Research and Markets, a company that provides research and marketing data to such clients as Phillips, Eli Lilly and Coca-Cola, announced it's now offering a report on online poker called “Online Poker - Driving Gambling To New Heights.”
The report costs Euro 341. According to the website, the report is the result of a survey of online poker's industry leaders. Among the online poker companies mentioned in the report are PartyPoker.com, ParadisePoker.com, PokerStars.com, and EmpirePoker.com. ESPN, the Travel Channel, Yahoo!, and Pizza Hut are also mentioned in the report.
Research and Markets released a few teasers taken from the report, such as:
- The amount gambled on poker websites around the world is estimated to be more than $60 billion for 2005.
- More than 60 percent of the industry experts surveyed believe that online poker will be the dominant offer in online gambling in two to three years.
- Three-quarters of the industry experts surveyed believe that the annual global rake/commission in the two to three years will be more than $4 billion.
The titles of the topics covered include: “business model of poker sites,” “elements of good poker sites,” “top geographical regions,” and “examples of successful poker TV coverage,” just to name a few.