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Monday 16th May 2005

Online Poker Driving Gambling to New Heights

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Online Poker - Driving Gambling To New Heights to their offering.

Detailed industry report includes results of a survey conducted among industry experts featuring gambling's hottest topic.

Gambling reinvents itself constantly, and online poker is the product that seems to be the current guarantor of future growth. Online poker is the perfect symbiosis of two mega trends in gambling: online gambling and poker. What began as triumphant advance in the US is now leading to a global poker wave on the Internet with tremendous potential.

The amount gambled on poker websites around the world is estimated to be more than USD 60 billion for 2005. According to the report, an important reason for the rapid growth of online poker is the increasing number of successful TV shows featuring poker such as World Series of Poker on ESPN, Celebrity Poker on Bravo, and the European Poker Tour on Eurosport.

Online poker has also gone up in the estimation of the global business and financial community. Betting heavyweight Sportingbet just recently bought poker site Paradise Poker for about USD 300 million.

However, the study also points out that the online poker market will become tougher in the future. With decreasing revenues per active player and growing competition, the poker operators have to find successful strategies for the future. The industry insiders surveyed highlight the importance of the creation of poker networks, the entry into the market by more betting brands such as Ladbrokes, and the consolidation of poker sites.

When it comes to geographical expansion, Europe seems to be the place to go; 52% of the experts believe that Europe offers the greatest future potential for online poker.

Source: OnlineCasinoNews

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