"We have taken the counters down temporarily. If it has not done so already, the Isle of Man-licensed PokerStars is shortly expected to overtake PartyGaming as the the world's largest poker operator.Ī spokesman for PartyGaming, which until Friday generated three-quarters of revenues in the US, said the player and table number tickers had been removed because it did not want rival operators to use this information against it. In an almost unprecedented promotion, it is offering to double cash in new players' accounts when they sign up. PokerStars, the Israeli-owned group that has signalled its intention to continue in the US, has begun an aggressive recruitment campaign to capitalise on the exodus of rivals. real money play appears to have picked up sharply at the poker sites which continue to operate in the US." Comparing Saturday night's poker traffic with a week earlier, Ivor Jones, of Panmure Gordon, said: "Our very tentative estimate would be that rake and tournament fees would have been down more than 80%.
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