Key Takeaways
- The third quarter of 2015 is now over and online poker operators can look forward to greater levels of participation and higher revenues as the end of the year approaches.
- Historically, Q3 has been the quarter with the lowest poker revenues and this year follows that pattern.
- Cash game traffic is up 2.3% since the quarter began, but the raw figure conceals a deep downturn during the summer months which means that Q3 total revenues are going to be much lower than hose for Q2.
The third quarter of 2015 is now over and online poker operators can look forward to greater levels of participation and higher revenues as the end of the year approaches.
Historically, Q3 has been the quarter with the lowest poker revenues and this year follows that pattern. Cash game traffic is up 2.3% since the quarter began, but the raw figure conceals a deep downturn during the summer months which means that Q3 total revenues are going to be much lower than those for Q2.
The difference can be extrapolated from the 90 day average, which is available to PRO Data subscribers. This shows that the global market on July 1 had an average of 38,877 occupied cash game seats; the figure for September 30 was 9.5% lower at 35,174.
