GPWA Times - Issue 21 - May 2012

24,800 Seven-day average number of real-money poker players at PokerStars, according to PokerScout. 18,800 Seven-day average number of real-money players on the rest of the top-10 poker networks, including PokerStars.it (1,800) and PokerStars.fr (1,360), according to PokerScout. £1 billion Approximate revenue of both Ladbrokes and William Hill in 2011. £501 million Revenue earned by bet365 last year, without owning a single brick-and- mortar betting shop. 30 Number of players committed (so far) to playing the $1 million One for One Drop event at the World Series of Poker this summer. $111,111 Amount of each buy-in that will be donated to the One Drop charity. $12.3 million Estimated first-place prize money for the event. $425,000 Amount Illinois residents spent buying lottery tickets online in the first five days the state accepted purchases over the Internet. £900k Amount loaned to Purple Lounge by parent company Media Corp. The online casino and poker room closed its doors without warning in late April. €13.5 million Amount paid by Unibet to purchase Nordic Betting, which operates Bet24. 11 Number of New Jersey state senators who voted to approve a bill to regulate online gambling in a Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee vote in April. Two senators voted against the measure, while one more abstained. 10% Gross gaming revenue tax to be levied on online casinos under proposed legislation in the New Jersey State Senate. $60.8 million Amount paid by two Ohio casinos to purchase 12,300 shares of Caesars Interactive Entertainment. 100 Number of online gambling licenses issued by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission, as of March 21, 2012. Relax Gaming received the 100th license. $28.5 million Amount paid by Shuffle Master to purchase the Ongame Network. 80 billion Number of hands dealt at PokerStars since the company opened in September 2001. The winner of the 80 billionth hand was guaranteed at least $20,000. BY THE NUMBERS By the Numbers