ALL AT HOME: THE BOOM OF ONLINE POKER
GROWING NUMBERS
Few, very few, if any, smile at this time. Among these is the world and the revenues of online poker, which is registering very high numbers. They are facts: the "group quarantine" has brought new life to the online poker market which now seemed on its way to an inexorable descent towards the abyss. Since the Italians closed their homes, the data have registered a boom in online poker to reach an increase of almost one hundred million euros, a figure that has put new material in the fuel of this machine.
Few, very few, if any, smile at this time. Among these is the world and the revenues of online poker, which is registering very high numbers. They are facts: the "group quarantine" has brought new life to the online poker market which now seemed on its way to an inexorable descent towards the abyss. Since the Italians closed their homes, the data have registered a boom in online poker to reach an increase of almost one hundred million euros, a figure that has put new material in the fuel of this machine.
THE BOOM OF ONLINE POKER
The golden age of online poker sites remains far away: in the two-year period 2009-2011 the numbers were at unattainable peaks both in the beautiful country and in the rest of Europe. That said, today's numbers are still interesting, and we consulted them from the Gioconewspoker website, and we propose them again divided by game mode:
The golden age of online poker sites remains far away: in the two-year period 2009-2011 the numbers were at unattainable peaks both in the beautiful country and in the rest of Europe. That said, today's numbers are still interesting, and we consulted them from the Gioconewspoker website, and we propose them again divided by game mode:
- The tournaments recorded movements for a net of 173 million euros, and in February, again 2020, the figure was 78 million euros, more than doubled therefore.
- MTTs recorded 28 million plays.
- The cash game has had plays for a number equal to 2 million.
- In tournaments, players have won a total of 156 million euros, making practically 16 in expenditure (share that goes to the tax authorities, income that supports online rooms, etc.).
- As for cash games, the winnings amounted to 172 million euros, and 10 million were spent.
- MTTs recorded 28 million plays.
- The cash game has had plays for a number equal to 2 million.
- In tournaments, players have won a total of 156 million euros, making practically 16 in expenditure (share that goes to the tax authorities, income that supports online rooms, etc.).
- As for cash games, the winnings amounted to 172 million euros, and 10 million were spent.
In conclusion, the online poker boom that has occurred is 120% for the world of tournaments, while for the cash game we are around 90%. Very important numbers, which make the sites used in a period when money run, understandably few, more info here.
THE PROBLEMS OF LIVE TOURNAMENTS: THE CASE OF LAS VEGAS
Online poker, we said: good. The card game movement in general, however, is inevitably paying dearly for the period. We know, it is all too trivial to say that if you can't see each other to play the tournaments, the various organizers and all the people who live from these events don't see a penny, but to get a general picture of the situation it is good to specify it. Numerous live tournaments around the world have taken a big hit. The wait, in essence, is about the fate of the 2020 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Scheduled from May 25th, it is more than strongly what we can define as the main tournament of all poker tournaments. In the USA the situation is complex, so the fate seems to be sealed, considering that, obviously, all the clubs in Las Vegas are closed today.
Online poker, we said: good. The card game movement in general, however, is inevitably paying dearly for the period. We know, it is all too trivial to say that if you can't see each other to play the tournaments, the various organizers and all the people who live from these events don't see a penny, but to get a general picture of the situation it is good to specify it. Numerous live tournaments around the world have taken a big hit. The wait, in essence, is about the fate of the 2020 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Scheduled from May 25th, it is more than strongly what we can define as the main tournament of all poker tournaments. In the USA the situation is complex, so the fate seems to be sealed, considering that, obviously, all the clubs in Las Vegas are closed today.
