GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 5 - May 2008

ByThe Numbers 3 The number of poker tables donated and shipped to the U.S. Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron in Iraq by Randy Ying, owner of the gaming supply company RyeParkGaming.com.The hand-built tables feature the image of the corps group’s logo on the felt surface. 10 The number of South Korean people who have died from blood clots caused by seating for too long in Internet cafes. 13%, 45%, 4% The percentage increase in revenues PartyGaming reported during the first quarter in poker, casino and sports betting, respectively, as compared to the year before. 12% The percentage of Yorkshire women who prefer online bingo games to having sex, according to The Yorkshire Evening Post. $5,556,753.68 The amount won by Klaus E from Finland after placing a $0.50 bet on the Mega-Moolah Progressive Slot Machine at BlackjackBallroom.com. € 390 million The amount of profits reported in 2007 by Norsk Tipping, the Norwegian state-owned gaming company.That number is up 8% from 2006. € 4.5 billion The amount of money expected to be wagered on sports by the Spanish betting market by 2010, according to the Media and Entertainment Consulting Group (MECN). 19% The amount of increase in traffic of daily bingo players in the U.K. since the implementation of the U.K.’s Gambling Act last September, according to BingoPort.co.uk. 69% The percentage of total gross gaming revenue in Macau that VIP baccarat was responsible for during the first three months of 2008. 83% The percentage of the € 961 million that Norwegian online gamblers wagered with foreign operators,according to the Norwegian Gambling Commission. 1949 The year Danske Spil began its monopoly as Denmark’s official authority in charge of all the country’s gambling enterprises.The Danish government owns 80 percent of the shares in the organization. £31,000 The amount stolen from Buckingham Bingo in Peterlee by Helen Patricia Walker, who worked at the bingo hall as a boss for five years.The 39-year-old was sentenced to 15 months in jail. 290,000 The estimated number of people who played online poker in Germany last year. $1.09 million Net losses recorded by Neteller for the first quarter of 2008. Last year, net losses for the same period were $15.03 million. GPWA TIMES | By The Numbers