Re: Online poker is still thriving....BIGTIME
I generally agree Buster. I don't think it's a bunch of 8-tablers.
but I do think some of the increase in numbers obviously has to be attributed to current online players setting up an account at a new site (not a skin).
The topic of online-poker came up in a B&M game a month or two and the two guys were chatting about it as if they only play on 1 or 2 sites. "Oh...I hadn't really heard of paradisepoker...do they have a sign-up bonus...maybe I'll try over there. All I've ever played is pokerstars. I like their tournaments."
Stuff like that.
Add in a few pseudo-bonuswhores as well as current players with accounts currently at 3 sites finally deciding to see how they like UB or pokerroom or something and I think that HAS to be considered when discussing these numbers.
It does fell like there are more and more new and distinct players coming onto the sites...but it is kind of difficult to tell just by these numbers how many new and distinct individual players are coming to online-poker.
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