Carbon, Merge Poker Traffic Up 74 Percent, Bodog Traffic Stabilizes

Written by :

Ace King

Published on :

20 December, 2011

Merge Gaming Network climbed to ninth place after spending seven weeks in 10^th, according to the popular traffic monitoring website PokerScout.com.

That website noted that Merge continues to reap the benefits of staying in the US market, with traffic rising 74 percent from this same time last year. Carbon Poker representatives concurred with this assessment of their online poker traffic.

Bodog/Bovada traffic began to stabilize, falling only 1.7 percent after the previous week's 9.5 percent drop, PokerScout.com noted.

Bodog and PokerScout are currently involved in a heated battle over such reporting with Bodog claiming PokerScout is simply “making up traffic numbers” as it applies to them. Bodog insists its updated online poker software is anonymous.

Elsewhere, iPoker and PartyGaming are once again in a dead heat occupying the number 2 spot, though this week iPoker was given the nod due to its stronger cash player showings in terms of recent trending data. Over the next couple of weeks, these two online poker networks could potentially swap positions.

- Ace King, Gambling911.com

Maryland Man Under 24-Hour Home Confinement After Threatening PrizePicks Execs Over $50

"if my $50 doesn’t end up back in my bank account before 5pm today, I’m going to drive down to Atlanta, Georgia and kill everyone in the PrizePicks office,” Aaron John Sasser wrote

William Hill UK Owner Evoke Weighs $304 Million Takeover Bid From Bally's Intralot

Betting group Evoke (EVOK.L), opens new tab, owner of William Hill UK and 888, is evaluating a takeover proposal from Greek lottery and gaming firm Bally's Intralot (BYLOTr.AT), it said on Monday, valuing the debt-laden UK company at 225.3 million pounds ($303.88 million).

Fanduel Begins Offering Injury Protection Insurance

FanDuel becomes first book to offer the full game injury insurance but some experts in the field suggest it is predatory.

Sacramento Casino Pays Gambler $142,327 on a $5 Side Bet

German Rangel won the life-changing jackpot while playing Bonus Spin Xtreme Triple Diamond Progressive near the end of his visit to the Elk Grove casino on April 11, the casino said in a Friday news release.