Online Poker Surges With Nearly 10 Percent Increase in Traffic This Week
The poker sector received more great news this week after it was revealed Tuesday morning that traffic for all the world’s networks had jumped an amazing 9.8 percent.
PokerScout.com did note that the increase is typical following what is widely considered the slowest poker playing time of the year, the Christmas and New Year’s holiday. That said, online poker sites witnessed minimal declines over that period.
The only loser of the week was PokerStars.fr, which is currently dealing with a player protest. As a result, Winamax.fr overtook the PokerStars.fr website in France for the first time ever.
PartyPoker’s traffic exploded by 29 percent, allowing the network to jump into the number 2 spot ahead of rival iPoker. Party is offering a VIP rake race promotion throughout this month.
PokerScout.com also noted that Italian poker sites rose substantially for the second week in a row. The largest Italian sites have seen an increase of nearly 30% in two weeks. As a result, Italy's licensed poker rooms now account for more than 10 percent of the worldwide market.
More Poker News Stories for January 10, 2012 (Early Afternoon Edition)
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Purple Lounge is Moving From Microgaming Network to Entraction - Online gaming brand Poker Lounge, owned by publicly traded MediaCorp PLC, announced on Tuesday that it plans to switch its poker room from Microgaming to Entraction. The migration will take place on January 16. [Poker Fuse]
Faraz Jaka Leads PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Day 2 - San Jose native, Faraz Jake, has 11 World Series of Poker (WSOP) cashes. After Day 2 of the PCA 2012, he had accumulated a chip stack of 902,500 to sit almost 350,000 ahead of second placed Romanian Cristian Folescu (555,500) and close to 400,000 above Canadian Erik Cajelais (528,000). [Poker News Report]
Gus Hansen Hitting the Big Game in Macau - Danish poker pro Gus Hansen announced he is ready for the big action in Macau. Millions of dollars are being wagered here. “I have heard a lot about the crazy action going on out there and now I will have a chance to see it with my own eyes. Whether I will be playing some serious high stakes poker in the next week or so is still up for debate? First of all I might not be able to get a seat and if I get a seat I might not want to play.”
- Ace King, Gambling911.com
