[ThaHero]

I'm assuming those numbers include people who deposit $100, lose it, and never come back.

I think those numbers are accurate. Now if you just look at players who have played regularly over a number of years, 8% would be very low IMO.

7-8% of 10 million people is 700,000-800,000 people a year who make at least a small profit. The "vast majority" that wouldn't quit their day job could mean anything, but let's say it's about 70% as well, so that's maybe 210,000 to 300,000 people that make a substantial profit. These numbers don't seem to far off to me. Of course vast majority could mean 90%, which drops that number to 70 or 80,000.