GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 34 - February 2016

BY THE NUMBERS $5.9 billion Amount paid by Activision to acquire King Digital Entertainment, the developer of Candy Crush. 87% The year-over-year increase in China’s mobile game industry in 2015, according to a report released by the China Game Industry Annual Conference. £50 million The estimated amount wagered at William Hill on the PDC World Darts Championship in London this past December. 30 Number of games U.K. game design company Betdigital plans to unveil in 2016. $6.4 million Prize won by a man from Iraq in the Oregon Lottery, thanks to a ticket purchased through the online lottery retailer thelotter.com . 13 Number of $1 million prizes given out to players in PokerStars “Spin & Go” hyperturbo tournaments in 2015. $23 billion The amount the global eSports betting market is predicted to be worth by 2020. $870 million Penalty levied by Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate on PokerStars’ parent company Amaya for operating in Kentucky from 2006-2011. Amaya’s attorneys have called the judge’s order “a frivolous and egregious misuse of an antiquated state statute” and are appealing the ruling. $7.7 million Amount of money Joe McKeehen won for claiming the World Series of Poker Main Event title in November. 89.3% The percentage of daily fantasy sports players who showed an overall negative return on investment in 2013 and 2014, according to DraftKings data. $50 million Amount of money in Swiss bank accounts held by BetOnSports, which ceased operations in 2006 following the arrest of its CEO, David Carruthers. The money was recently forfeited to the U.S. Treasury, which split the cash with the Swiss government. 7.8 million Number of NETELLER and Moneybookers accounts hacked in 2009 and 2010, according to information released by Paysafe Group. $658,000 Price paid for “Poker Game,” a painting by Marcellus Coolidge, at a Sotheby’s auction in mid-November, 2015. By the Numbers