GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 33 - October 2015

BY THE NUMBERS 2.6 million The number of unique visitors Jason Somerville’s Twitch stream hosted when the poker pro broadcasted 70 straight days of online poker in the spring. $272,497 Amount won by Bovada Casino player Howard J. from Colorado, thanks to two six-figure jackpots in one day on Desert Kingdom ($143,728) and Dino Island ($128,769). 2 million shekels The amount of cash Israeli police found at the home of Gery Shalon when they arrested the owner of the Affactive and Revenue Jet affiliate programs in July. 77% The percentage of Paddy Power’s profit that comes from online gambling, despite its 571 brick-and-mortar betting shops in Ireland and the U.K. 150 The number of days, starting June 4, 2015, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement gave online gambling affiliates to stop promoting sites not licensed by New Jersey to New Jersey residents if they wish to receive or keep a license from the state. €3.1 million The amount won by a 23-year-old from Hessen, Germany, when he hit a jackpot playing Mega Fortune on the Betsson Casino & Live Casino app. €4.6 million The amount won by Anita, a LeoVegas player from Gothenburg, Sweden, when she hit a jackpot playing Mega Fortune Dreams on her mobile device. £3.7 million The jackpot won by a U.K. player on the Beach Life slot at BGO Casino. 54% The proposed tax rate for regulated online gambling in Pennsylvania in SB 900. 72 Age of Pierre Neuville, the oldest World Series of Poker Main Event final table player since the WSOP began the “November Nine” in 2008. $1.3 million The amount won by Amber, thanks to a bonus of 1,600 free spins, on the Native Treasure slot at InterCasino. 22,374 The number of total entries, including 14,284 unique entries, in the World Series of Poker’s $565 Colossus event, shattering the previous record of 8,773 set by the 2006 WSOP Main Event. $1,304,720 Amount won by Italian poker pro Mustapha ‘lasagnaaamm’ Kanit when he won the 2015 Spring Championship of Online Poker Main Event on PokerStars. €59 million The minimum amount that Unibet paid to acquire the iGame Group. According to the agreement, the €59 million is fully payable in cash once the acquisition is completed, and up to another €20 million could be paid depending on the iGame Group’s EBITDA before June 30, 2016. By the Numbers