GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 19 - February 2012

16 Number of terms served by Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank, who announced he will retire at the end of 2012. 12 to 14 months How much time Caesars Entertainment will need to get a U.S.-based Internet poker website up and operating, according to CEO Gary Loveman. $935,100 Amount won by a Lebanese player on the Millionaires Club III slot machine at Intercasino. 26,000 The estimated number of attendees at October’s Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas. 2nd Rank of LiveSport in this year’s Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe. $390 million How much money Full Tilt Poker owed to players worldwide by the end of March 2011, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). $150 million How much was owed to American players, according to the DOJ. $59 million How much Full Tilt had in its bank accounts at the end of March 2011, according to the DOJ. 180 Number of people laid off by pocket kings, the technology and marketing consulting service of Full Tilt. 200,000 Number of people who competed in $1 No Limit Hold’em tournament on PokerStars on December 4, a new Guinness World Record. 90 million Number of Americans who will use a tablet device in 2014, according to eMarketer. $1.2 million The amount won by Thomas ”Kallllle” Pedersen in the 2011 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker Main Event. $8,715,638 The amount won by Germany’s Pius Heinz in the World Series of Poker Main Event. $500 billion The amount advertisers spent worldwide in 2011, according to an estimate from eMarketer. 71 percent Growth in the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event compared to 2010. € 3.8 million Amount won by gambler “A.D.” on the Mega Moolah online slot machine. $0.50 The cost of the wager “A.D.” made on his winning spin. 5.3 percent The drop in share price of William Hill’s stock the day after more than 180 employees walked out of its Tel Aviv office. 350 million Number of users who access Facebook via mobile devices, according to the site’s internal statistics. BY THE NUMBERS By the Numbers