GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 10 - Sept 2009

200 Thenumberof online gamblingsitesona blacklist from thestateof Minnesota. $33million Theamount of money seizedby theSouthern District of NewYork from twopokerpayment processors. $40million Theguaranteedprize pool atPokerStars’World Championshipof Online Poker. 500 Theestimatednumber of pokerplayerswho were turnedaway from theWSOPMainEvent because theevent sold out. €1.7million Theamount up forgrabs duringDevilfishPoker.com’s “World’sBiggestRake Chase”promotion. 307million Thenumberof visitors to Facebook inApril. 25 Thenumberof events in theFull TiltOnlinePoker Series. $7million Theamount thatNeil Scott KaplanandLori Beth Kaplan-Multz, siblings of BetOnSports founder GaryKaplan, agreed to forfeit afterpleadingguilty to federal racketeering charges. $10,000 Theamount offeredby PokerBotBasics.com to poker rooms inacontest for themost pokerbot- friendlysite. 18.1million Theprojectednumberof Twitterusers in theU.S. in2010, according to EMarketer. $300 The fine fora first-time offender if heor she is caught viewinggambling Websiteswhileusing the UtahTransitAuthority’s freeWi-Fi service. 75% Percentageof U.S. Internet users that watchedonlinevideodaily oreveryotherday in2008, according toastudyby UniversalMcCann. 6,012 Thenumberof entrants at theWorldSeriesof Poker’s$1,500 “Stimulus Special,”a record fora non-MainEvent. 51% Thepercent shareholding of SportsBet acquiredby PaddyPower. 18hoursand 44minutes The lengthof playat the final tableof the$50,000 H.O.R.S.E. tournament at theWSOP, eventuallywon byDavidBach. €1.2million Theamountwonby aSwedishwomanon the “MegaMoolah” slot machineatUnibetCasino. 53% Percentageof theU.S. femalepopulation that participates insome type of socialmediaat least onceaweek, according to the2009SocialMedia Study. BY THENUMBERS GPWA Times :: By the Numbers