[MicroBob]

yup. this too is obvious.


even IF all of today's fish were to just get frustrated and give up (which I don't think will happen because it doesn't seem to be happening in the other -EV casino games) we have a whole generation of teenagers who LOVE poker and can't wait until they turn 21 so that they can 'play if for real'.

whether or not the poker-fad is still strong enough to hold their interest when they DO turn 21 is another issue entirely.
But I suspect that ENOUGH of these teens will still be into it for the next few years.
Then again, some people thought that magic-the gathering, and pokemon and bay-blades and even way back-when to dungeons and dragons would ALL continue to explode as well.

but poker is different than these in that has that 'vegas-cool' aspect about it.

all of these kids are not only just hooked on the game...but they are also hooked on the images of their favorite players (Hellmuth, Antonio, Ivey, Moneymaker, Farha, etc etc etc).


I think there was an idea out there that 'booms' or 'fads' don't necessarily have to fade.
NASCAR is a pretty decent example.
It just continues to explode (and I still can't figure out why as race-car driving just bores the crap out of me).


Anyway - not having enough crappy players in 2-4 years to keep the games worthwhile is the LEAST of my concerns.