by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor
Even with the economic decline that has been hitting various nations, the online poker market continues to prosper, according to MarketPulse. The tracking website has reported an increasing number of customers visiting various online poker rooms.
Of all of the poker websites, PokerStars seems to have had the greatest amount of traffic between August and Septermber, reported to have had a 34 percent increase in visits, averaging at 17,451 daily. This puts PokerStars in the lead over Full Tilt Poker, its closest rival. Poker Stars saw a record breaking number of visitors this week however, apparently seeing 20,496 players signed in on one day between 4 PM EST and 4PM EST. The entire online poker market sees a total of around 80,000 during this time frame, PokerStars users making 39% of that demographic.
Full Tilt saw a 28 percent increase in traffic during the same time frame, averaging out at 7,890 members per day. Additionally, Hollywood Poker saw an 11 percent increase with 6,495 members, Titan Poker saw a 2 percent increase with 5,025 and Party Poker a 1 percent increase at 4,205. Finally, Paradise Poker increased 20 percent with 1,701 members, Doyles Room increased 12 percent to 1,656 and Pacific Poker rose 7 percent to 1,010.
That online poker has not seen a major impact from the current economic and fuel crisis may be due to the fact that travel is not necessary, as land casinos and poker tables have suffered a significant blow in revenue this year.
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