Key Takeaways
- Motion in the wrong direction characterized the global cash game market this week as a 1.6% decline in traffic pushed the average number of occupied seats back below the 44,000 mark.
- There were some bright spots, particularly for Full Tilt, Svenska Spel and Europe-Bet, but a 3.7% decline in market leader PokerStars weighed heavily on the overall totals.
- Bodog’s challenge for a spot in the top five petered out and its now sits in 6th place behind partypoker in 5th, and Full Tilt which has leaped back up the rankings to secure 4th place.
- The only market which showed any significant traffic gains was Sweden, up almost 10% in a move which took it to its highest point since mid-May.
Motion in the wrong direction characterized the global cash game market this week as a 1.6% decline in traffic pushed the average number of occupied seats back below the 44,000 mark.
There were some bright spots, particularly for Full Tilt, Svenska Spel and Europe-Bet, but a 3.7% decline in market leader PokerStars weighed heavily on the overall totals.
Bodog’s challenge for a spot in the top five petered out and it now sits in 6th place behind partypoker. Full leaped back up the rankings to secure 4th place.
The only market which showed any significant traffic gains was Sweden, up almost 10% in a move which took it to its highest point since mid-May.
