European Segregated Market Performance This Year European Segregated Market Performance This Year
Key Takeaways
  • The French market appears to have come to terms with high taxes, and now tracks the dot-com market closely.
  • Spain saw a deep Summer low, but has now started to recover.
  • Italy remains in the doldrums as players are seduced by gray market sites.

The European segregated markets have been reporting declining revenues, especially from cash game poker, almost since the day regulation was introduced.

Cash game traffic statistics for the year to date show that there have been substantial differences in performance between the markets.