poker dies then what?

[toss]

If poker dies we do something else.

[Larimani]

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but I am predicting a Backgammon Boom in 2007.

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nh

[ThaHero]

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If poker dies we do something else.

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personally, I will then play Madden for a living.

[shant]

I made a bunch of joke posts because who knows how long it will last. My dick could stop working tommorrow or in 10 years or work great until I'm 100 years old it doesn't mean I'm going to sit here and make posts worrying about if I should rub one out or not. Just play and hope it lasts forever.

[toss]

Poetry. Your posts speak volumes.

[stigmata]

I should imagine that the TV coverage will increase to a semi-global level over the next few years. Poker has been cleverly repackaged as an "entertainment sport", and there is no good reasons why we wont see an increasing number of broadcasts in non-US countries.

The beauty of poker is that it is an "everymans" game, and that the media coverage therefore translates directly into raw volume of players. Furthermore, the introduction of internet poker has complemented the media coverage perfectly, in that we can all now play this televised, celebrity game in the comfort of our own homes.

I would think that the peak will maintain or grow for the next few years. After this a tail-off will occur, but I should imagine it will be long and slow, and will actually flatten off at a far higher number of players than before the internet poker boom.

The biggest dangers are:

A) US legislation against online gambling
B) Bots getting a (temporary) upper hand in the arms race against bot-prevention systems. The bad publicity will probably be more damaging long-term than the bots themselves.

[Vavavoom]

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Poker dies then what?

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Ain't gonna happen....

[Jeffage]

Difference Between Poker and Other Fads: Poker is addicting. Once people get seriously involved with playing, they usually play at least semi-frequently most of their lives. Also, the game has a lot of dimensions which make it very interesting, unlike something like a "snap bracelet" which gets boring quickly.

Also, don't forget...poker games were plenty good before this explosion. They are just even better now.

Jeff

[goofball]

Because everyone stopped playing blackjack and craps. IN fact, Vegas is just about dead. Damn.

[nmt09]

The worse thing that could happen is it drops out of the general media spot light, that would reduce the number of new players coming in but can you see anyone here dropping poker?

Like I said worse case less players, less sites but still plenty to get your fix online or off.