Key Takeaways
- Every market has now bottomed out, with the International (US players accepted) market clearly moving up.
- France has seen a much steeper fall than other markets over the last 6 months — only radical tax change is likely to restore poker’s popularity.
- PokerStars exemplifies the overall market and it has suffered as sections of its market have been hived off by national regulation, but overall it will have no complaints.
- A comparison with Svenska Spel suggests that at least in developed markets, a saturation point has been reached.
- Bodog has shrugged off all seasonal variations in a relentless rise apparently powered by seeking new markets and targeting a different category of players.
Are we there yet?
Is this the annual low or not? Below, every segregated market is shown over the last 180 days using the pokerfuse PRO Data “relative” setting. This sets the start point for each market at 100 and sees how cash game traffic has changed proportionally over the period:
