Key Takeaways
- An unimpressive increase of less than 1% this week may be indicating that the global cash game market is past its seasonal peak.
- The market was higher on January 8, which is the same date it reached its high point in 2013 and in 2014.
- The January 8 high last year represented a seven day moving average of 58,218 seats occupied at cash game tables. This year the market registered 48,215 —a 17% reduction in traffic.
- Focusing in on the week, PokerStars Italy displaced Full Tilt to move up into fourth place in the global rankings, and New Jersey continued to perform well.
An unimpressive increase of less than 1% this week may be indicating that the global cash game market is past its seasonal peak.
The market was higher on January 8, which is the same date it reached its high point in 2013 and in 2014. Sadly the date represents the only consistency over the years.
