Key Takeaways
- The market almost stopped declining this week—down only 0.3%.
- iPoker overtook 888 to regain the number two spot globally.
- After six months the market is down 21%, 29% off the 2014 peak.
- Sites which still accept US players have had the best year, actually gaining traffic.
- Nevada has also seen a gain since the beginning of the year. The WSOP has lifted the market off the bottom with a 40% increase in traffic.
The deleterious impact of an early hot Summer, the WSOP and the World Cup has abated this week as the global cash game market takes a break from its recent declines. Traffic is down only 0.3%.
Poker rooms have had a difficult first six months of the year—the whole market is down 21% since Jan 1, but the decline from the market peak on Jan 8 has been 29%.
