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Online Poker Revenue Statistics

Published by admin on February 24, 2009

Online poker is the active force of online gambling. Ever since online poker for real money was introduced back in January 1998, this industry has seen a massive amount of growth.

Even if the crisis managed to hit most industries out there, one of the rising stars right now is the online poker. It’s a proven fact that gambling is not affected during tough times. And if you look at the record online poker tournament prizes that are at the highest level ever. And if you look at Poker Stars that almost hit 200,000 simultaneous players last weekend. You will certainly know that you are heading the right direction by working in this industry.

A lot of people are finding it hard to find profitable niches right now. Online poker might be the solution. Just imagine how many people used to invest in real estate and stocks. These types of investments are no longer safe due to the fact that the prices are going down, and for the next couple of years a change is not really possible. This is why investing in an online business is one of the best thing you could do right now.

Online Poker Revenue Chart

In 2004 the online poker industry was just rising up at the level of $1.4 Billion dollars according to DrKW and Global Betting and Gaming Consultants. In 2005 that number went up to $2.4B (Christiansen Capital Advisors). The 2008 poker revenue went up to $5.9B according to Financial Times. And it is estimated by onlinepoker-news.com in 2010 to reach the level of $6.7B.

You can find over here a graph with the data about the total online gambling revenues:

This table was created thanks to the estimates made by Christiansen Capital Advisors. As you can see the growth of online gambling is a lot slower compared to the highly profitable online poker niche.
In case you are working in the online poker niche you are certainly in the right place. The statistics are on your side this time.

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