Thursday 18th September 2008 Lehman’s down Poker up
Despite all of the doom and gloom in the world financial markets it seems that when trouble comes to town the main players click onto poker. Some sites have reported increases in traffic of approaching 25% since the news of Lehman Brothers demise started to leak out of the financial market. As if this was not enough there have also been increases in the average duration of play and amounts wagered. So where is all of the money coming from?<br />
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It is actually a bit of a mystery as to where the funding is coming from but many people suspect that this is just a short term ‘feel good’ factor move and will soon fall back to more traditional levels. Wall Street is full of high earning bankers who are now on the verge of losing their employment and their income. Big players who literally bring home millions of dollars a year – maybe it is these players having a last throw of the dice (quite literally) before reality kicks in and it all hits home.<br />
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For some people poker is a way to escape from the pressures of everyday life, give you the chance to take on strangers and beat them at their own game, the chance to bring home some decent wins. Will these high risk rollers still be playing as much poker this time next week or next month?
Source: gambling_CMS_tmark938
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