i think all the people that WERE watching poker on TV are NOW online playing it...
no...MULTI-tabling it (so they can't possibly WATCH it on TV at the same time). lol

I'd be willing to bet that a lot of people (esp. the fish/losing players) will
continue to gamble online...they'll lose, get mad...but when they get their next paycheck, they'll deposit and try again...

Think about this: ALL casino games ARE "rigged"/tilted in favor of THE HOUSE...
people KNOW this good and well before they go to a casino to gamble...yet they continue to do so...why?
I don't think the casino business is going to drop off the face of the earth...

I don't think there will be a decline in the # of people (esp. fish) playing poker anytime soon.
I predict the opposite! Once the law(s) catch up with online poker, advertising the
existence of online poker sites wont' be illegal (it'll be on TV, in magazines, in Newspapers, etc.), it will be easier to get money into the sites via
credit cards/PayPal, etc....
This
"boom" that happened in recent years is not over. AND I bet there will be other BOOMS in growth in the future...maybe in 300 years poker will go away, but by fad if you mean in the next 100 years poker might go away or
cease to be popular anymore...I might actually agree with you!

HERE's to POKER - the greatest thing ever! I worship you!
get your money into the sites!