At Party: January 2005 sign-ups, less than 30% still play there(+more

[otctrader]

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'A couple of thousand expert poker players are winning loads of money from the thousands who are just not very good at it,' says Greg Feehely, leisure analyst at Altium Securities. 'They will wise up and go and put their money on the horses or play an online casino game.'

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LOL - since when was betting on ponies and/or casino games "wising up?" Why should a habitual -EV bettor care if they transfer their wealth to a 2+2'er versus the operator of an online casino?

[Petomane]

When an IPO is floated, it means the greedy are getting greedier. As a player, I don't need Party to grow - I need it to stay as is. If idiots choose to gamble on the stock market, that's their problem - they're actually bigger suckers than the fish.
With the price of gas going up people are going to be staying home and we can expect online gaming to boom.
I have over a million hands in my Pokertracker and one statistic never changes: 40% winners, 60% losers more or less. And that's why limit poker is so enticing.

[Jeffage]

B/C, if you're horrendous at poker, a slot machine will provide you with much more bang for your gambling buck. People who play horribly at poker have a much greater disadvantage and their money disappears much quicker than it would playing blackjack, etc.

Jeff