Weekly Update - California Online Poker, New Jersey Online Poker, Party Poker Busted
View From The Sky
Overall internet poker traffic dipped an additional 2.6%, sliding for the 11th straight week. Only one of the top ten poker rooms showed an increase in traffic with the other 9 experiencing a decline. Compared to this past year, readers are down with a total of 9%. This is the second straight week though that important things have improved compared to a year ago, and although it is still well behind the numbers at this time then, the gap is narrowing a lttle bit.
The iPoker Network has reclaimed third place from Full Tilt Poker, who dropped to fourth, with Party Poker dropping from fourth to fifth. The remaining portion of the top remains unchanged.
New Jersey Online Poker
In spite in the weak market overall soon, New Jersey market leader Party Borgata posted a 3% gain in traffic, and yes it doesn’t are most often due to anything apart from things setting in for the kids.
Both major competitors for your state’s poker online players lost ground though. WSOP.com dropped 4%, even though the All American Poker Network fell by a more alarming 9%.
While some individuals are seeing the greater stable performance of Party Borgata as indicating that things are finally settling in for your New Jersey market, we will need to see a better performance out there other 2 major poker rooms before we are able to say a lot of.
Party Poker Gets Busted
Party Poker was presented with a significant penalty by Google immediately, because of its backlink building practices. Poker rooms are generally pretty aggressive with building links, and they've been getting out with it until now, but this party may finally be over.
As a direct result this penalty, Party Poker’s site, in addition to their Party Casino domain, has become completely removed from Google’s search results. While this can certainly cost Party regarding search traffic, it must be a boom for affiliates, concerning won’t certainly be a free ride for them for awhile and they're going to must count on other sources like this.
The penalty is predicted to work for a several months a minimum of, and while they loose time waiting for it to pass through, they will have to do without their top rankings in several key poker keyword phrases. We’ll need to wait to see what lasting effects this might have, but this might cause the industry all together being more prudent using link building.
California Prepares For Online Poker
California is edging more detailed finally hammering out the details for planned on-line poker regulation, and however, there continue to be some important details to become resolved, particularly if Poker Stars will probably be allowed to participate or will likely be excluded being a “bad actor,” it's quite possible just a matter of time prior to the sides finally reach agreement enough to have the deal done.
In a committee hearing now, revenue projections were presented, so when was the case in other states, they seem to be well overblown. This may not certainly be a bad thing though, as bloated projections do often drive the need to pass through legislation, and many politicians salivate with this potential, just to end up using their tongues hanging out later, as has happened in other states.
It looks like those in power do not pay enough awareness of real life, for the behavior of actual on-line poker players, and instead depend on a lot of guessing, the ones guesses tend being overly optimistic. Whatever provides the deal done though.
Projections presented on the committee ranged from in regards to a half billion dollars per year with a billion, although industry insiders are forecasting revenue of $250 million and even less. The skilled professionals tend to be superior at predicting this. That’s still plenty of money though.
Poker Tracker 4 Comes To New Jersey
Poker tracking software, like Poker Tracker, has been enormously favored by poker online players during the last several years, and is also considered almost essential by players who like to try out plenty of tables particularly, and the players often drive a lot of volume.
Poker Tracker has finally provided support for many top New Jersey web sites, including Borgata Poker, Party Poker, 888 Poker, and WSOP.com. This will no doubt help these sites attract more players and generate more volume and rake also.
Players don't have to be concerned that this program or similar ones is certain to get them in danger using the poker rooms, as they are widely accepted at the poker room all around the world, along with the New Jersey sites are not any exception.
This doesn't only permit players, it will help the poker rooms at the same time, and lastly helps Poker Tracker. So everyone wins here.
View From The Sky
Overall internet poker traffic dipped an additional 2.6%, sliding for the 11th straight week. Only one of the top ten poker rooms showed an increase in traffic with the other 9 experiencing a decline. Compared to this past year, readers are down with a total of 9%. This is the second straight week though that important things have improved compared to a year ago, and although it is still well behind the numbers at this time then, the gap is narrowing a lttle bit.
The iPoker Network has reclaimed third place from Full Tilt Poker, who dropped to fourth, with Party Poker dropping from fourth to fifth. The remaining portion of the top remains unchanged.
New Jersey Online Poker
In spite in the weak market overall soon, New Jersey market leader Party Borgata posted a 3% gain in traffic, and yes it doesn’t are most often due to anything apart from things setting in for the kids.
Both major competitors for your state’s poker online players lost ground though. WSOP.com dropped 4%, even though the All American Poker Network fell by a more alarming 9%.
While some individuals are seeing the greater stable performance of Party Borgata as indicating that things are finally settling in for your New Jersey market, we will need to see a better performance out there other 2 major poker rooms before we are able to say a lot of.
Party Poker Gets Busted
Party Poker was presented with a significant penalty by Google immediately, because of its backlink building practices. Poker rooms are generally pretty aggressive with building links, and they've been getting out with it until now, but this party may finally be over.
As a direct result this penalty, Party Poker’s site, in addition to their Party Casino domain, has become completely removed from Google’s search results. While this can certainly cost Party regarding search traffic, it must be a boom for affiliates, concerning won’t certainly be a free ride for them for awhile and they're going to must count on other sources like this.
The penalty is predicted to work for a several months a minimum of, and while they loose time waiting for it to pass through, they will have to do without their top rankings in several key poker keyword phrases. We’ll need to wait to see what lasting effects this might have, but this might cause the industry all together being more prudent using link building.
California Prepares For Online Poker
California is edging more detailed finally hammering out the details for planned on-line poker regulation, and however, there continue to be some important details to become resolved, particularly if Poker Stars will probably be allowed to participate or will likely be excluded being a “bad actor,” it's quite possible just a matter of time prior to the sides finally reach agreement enough to have the deal done.
In a committee hearing now, revenue projections were presented, so when was the case in other states, they seem to be well overblown. This may not certainly be a bad thing though, as bloated projections do often drive the need to pass through legislation, and many politicians salivate with this potential, just to end up using their tongues hanging out later, as has happened in other states.
It looks like those in power do not pay enough awareness of real life, for the behavior of actual on-line poker players, and instead depend on a lot of guessing, the ones guesses tend being overly optimistic. Whatever provides the deal done though.
Projections presented on the committee ranged from in regards to a half billion dollars per year with a billion, although industry insiders are forecasting revenue of $250 million and even less. The skilled professionals tend to be superior at predicting this. That’s still plenty of money though.
Poker Tracker 4 Comes To New Jersey
Poker tracking software, like Poker Tracker, has been enormously favored by poker online players during the last several years, and is also considered almost essential by players who like to try out plenty of tables particularly, and the players often drive a lot of volume.
Poker Tracker has finally provided support for many top New Jersey web sites, including Borgata Poker, Party Poker, 888 Poker, and WSOP.com. This will no doubt help these sites attract more players and generate more volume and rake also.
Players don't have to be concerned that this program or similar ones is certain to get them in danger using the poker rooms, as they are widely accepted at the poker room all around the world, along with the New Jersey sites are not any exception.
This doesn't only permit players, it will help the poker rooms at the same time, and lastly helps Poker Tracker. So everyone wins here.
