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The World Series Of Poker had a second record breaking year and stays the market standard, In 2011, there was a record 75,672 entries in comparison to last year’s record of 72,966. This year is up three.7% of last year. Also, the prize pool set a record in this year with a whooping $191,999,010 dollars compared to last year’s high of $187,109,850. This was a slight increase of 2.6 percent. These numbers cause you to think everything is fine and dandy in the poker world.

By taking a look a little deeper you can see many predictions of the turn out for this year were deeply understated. The fact is they broke records as mentioned above. So Black Friday did not have the results some thought it would. Despite so many players angry after three of the four sites failed to repay them after the government allowed them to do so. Many thought the WSOP buy-ins might be hard to come up with due to the online poker crackdown. We think the predictions are a year early. With sponsorship waning and less rookies playing online poker these days the sharks will not make much cash for buy ins. It could just have not been long enough for the losses to kick in.

The tv part of the tournament has definitely taken a commercial hit. It’s no surprise the people who own these websites are huge sponsors like Poker Stars and Full Tilt Poker. If you have been watching the tournament on television you will see their logos are missing on the players. Even the UFC events don’t have these sponsors anymore. If the ratings dip this year they can lose even more sponsors. A good thing is Godaddy signed on this year to be a sponsor and maybe that is a good sign.

The truth is next year is when we should worry. If poker players cant find online poker sites that accept US players, then they could lose interest and take up start hobbies. Even if their desire is to play, but there is no place online, they may get frustrated. Either way the lack of US poker sites is an issue and the fact these players have never had there funds returned to them is another. The atmosphere over the next year can be bad.

So how do we fix it and maintain the the interest in best tournament in the world? That certainly will not be an easy one. Here are a few thoughts. First, if the government is prosecuting the operators of these poker sites criminally, then they should also pursue the funds being returned to the players just as vigorously. The poker players were not breaking any laws and their funds should be returned. Second, there needs to be a law that legalizes online poker at the very least if not all of gambling. The law makers should’nt play politics with the situation. It’s time to get stop the Indian gaming lobby and help players. Until we get US poker sites again the sport is in trouble and so is the tournament.

{With the|Considering the} {current|recent} {agreement|contract|arrangement|deal|commitment} with Pokerlistings and the Cake Poker Network the {industry|market} is {facing|dealing with|experiencing|going through} a new era of collaboration between poker rooms and poker {affiliates|affiliate marketers}.  The {current|recent} {agreement|contract|arrangement|deal|commitment} between the many poker rooms and poker {affiliates|affiliate marketers} is for {affiliates|affiliate marketers} to send players to the poker rooms {in exchange for|in return for} commissions for these players.  {Most|The majority of|Many|Almost all|A lot of} poker affiliate sites refer players too many different poker rooms, making the poker rooms signups about equal. Of course, each affiliate portal will have its favorite poker rooms to refer to.  This is usually based on the biggest signup bonuses, largest commissions, best conversion rates, and quick payouts.  The implications of this {agreement|contract|arrangement|deal|commitment} will have alot of affects on the {industry|market} as it currently.

Pokerlistings is the {biggest|largest} gaming affiliate {out there|around} and directing {new customers|customers} mainly to one website {can change|can alter} the balance of the poker rooms.  They guarantee to send 3000 new players to the Cake Network {each month|monthly}.  {This|That} {is a big|is a huge} influx of players to the network.  This could move the Cake network up the ladder {and make them|and} {a major|a significant|a serious} contender in the {market|industry}.  Also, {this could|this may|this might|this can|this will likely} force other poker networks to ink exclusive contracts with other affiliate portals, which will {revolutionize|transform|change} the gaming {industry|market}.

The next thing to watch is to see the reaction of both the poker {affiliates|affiliate marketers} and the poker websites.The poker websites can wait and see what the results of this {agreement|contract|arrangement|deal|commitment} will be.I will predict they dont do much until there is an impact in the {industry|market}.  I’ve heard many say that they think the poker networks will act immediately to shore up contracts with poker affiliate portals.  It will be interesting to see what happens next.

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Pokerlistings, {like most|like the majority of} affiliate {portals|sites|web sites|websites}, refers {players|poker players} to {online poker|internet poker} sites that accept US poker players and ones that dont.The Cake Network is a US accepting Poker brand. The question is what impact does this {agreement|contract|arrangement|deal|commitment} have on affiliate portals the refer to US poker sites only.  They {will most likely|will in all probability|will likely|probably will} have to adapt their sites to refer players to other sites other than Cake.

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Rakeback will probably not be a familiar term to anyone that isn’t an online Poker aficionado, but as the industry grows and becomes more mainstream, awareness of terms like this will only increase. Rakeback just refers to an amount of cash paid back to players who regularly gamble on sites such asParty Poker as form of loyalty bonus, In effect, this no different to supermarket loyalty cards which are offered by retail stores, they give rewards that keep customers using the store. Rakeback deals are offered directly by some sites, while others allow affilates like Rake the Rake to give customers the rewards. Rakeback is simply another marketing scheme used by websites in an increasingly cut-throat marketplace where the number of online poker sites is growing exponentially. Rakeback can determined either by the amount bet by a client, or the amount they voluntarily contribute to the pot, therefore Rakeback is just another facet of gambling within gambling itself.

Does Britain Have a Gambling Problem?

Gambling is an age old passtime, hobby, and for some job. Despite the fact that betting has been around for thousands of years, it has only recent experienced a surge in popularity, what could the reason be for this? Could it be that there are more betting shops around? Or that the population has more disposable income?It is likely to be neither of these, rather it is probably because the internet has greatly increased the number and accessibility of betting opportunities, with thousands of sites like SkyPoker andBetfair Poker springing up all over the place. Before online betting became available, gambling in ‘bricks and mortar’ bookies had a grotty image, the windows were covered up by law and they developed a reputation of being somewhat unacceptable to polite society. At the other end of the scale you have huge luxury Casinos that are the sole preserve of the rich. Now, with gambling sites and online casinos, anyone can make a bet from the comfort and safety of their own home!

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