GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 26 - October 2013

BY THE NUMBERS 29% Percentage of Internet users in Denmark, Finland and Norway that accessed a gambling site in April 2013, according to comScore. 10 million Number of hands dealt by Ultimate Poker, the only online poker room regulated in Nevada as of press time, in its first three months of operation. 6,352 Number of entrants in the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event. 4.7% The percentage of women in the 2013 WSOP Main Event, up from 3.2 percent last year. 6,343 Number of entrants in the World Series of Poker’s $1,500 “Millionaire Maker” tournament, a record for a tournament that had just one starting day. $84,336 Jackpot win on the same game won by the same play- er less than a year earlier. 35 million Number of fantasy sports players in the U.S. and Canada, according to a re- port from the Fantasy Sports Trade Association. $3.07 billion Amount of money the fanta- sy sports industry generates in the U.S. and Canada from entry fees and spending on magazines and websites for fantasy players, according to the same report. $43,307.24 Caribbean Stud progressive jackpot won by an Intertops Casino player in July. $500 million The estimated size of the New Jersey online gambling market, according to John Kempf, managing director of RBC Capital. 37 Number of companies that have applied for online gam- bling licenses in New Jersey. $75,400 Amount won (in Canadian dollars) by Vanessa S. on All Slots Casino’s Tunzamunni progressive jackpot. €499,908,225 Total amount of tournament prizes paid by the European Poker Tour in its first nine seasons. £33,750 Amount won by Darren W. on a £75 bet playing Hitman at Tropezia Palace Casino. By the Numbers