I've been playing online poker professionally for around 2 years now. I've worked my bankroll to the point where I can play and beat the biggest games offered. I spend about half my waking hours playing poker or involved in the poker scene, so I feel like I'm speaking with some authority here.
Online poker is growing faster than ever. While party gaming's stock has taken a recent hit, that does not at all reflect the growth of the entire industry. Sites such as Pokerstars, Bodog poker, and Full Tilt Poker have all doubled or tripled their average traffic over the past six months. Party poker is continuing to grow, though not at the same speed it once was. This is mostly due to better marketing from their competitors such as Pokerstars, and the fact that Party poker is offering an inferior product.
Online poker will eventually reach it's peak and start to decline. But it's not there yet. And in my opinion, it won't be for a few more years at the very least.
I find all the comments about poker bots and widespread collusion laughable. Collusion may exist in the lower limits, but rarely goes for long without detection. I'm confident that it's somewhere between extremely rare and nonexistant in the big games, because frankly, if it weren't, there is no way I would be able to make anywhere near as much money as I do. It is easy to blame losses on a "rigged site" or "cheaters", but the fact is online poker is a secure, fair, game. And I, as well as several of my friends, have made a ton of money at it. All without poker bots:)
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I've been playing online poker professionally for around 2 years now. I've worked my bankroll to the point where I can play and beat the biggest games offered. I spend about half my waking hours playing poker or involved in the poker scene, so I feel like I'm speaking with some authority here.
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Online poker is growing faster than ever. While party gaming's stock has taken a recent hit, that does not at all reflect the growth of the entire industry. Sites such as Pokerstars, Bodog poker, and Full Tilt Poker have all doubled or tripled their average traffic over the past six months. Party poker is continuing to grow, though not at the same speed it once was. This is mostly due to better marketing from their competitors such as Pokerstars, and the fact that Party poker is offering an inferior product.
Online poker will eventually reach it's peak and start to decline. But it's not there yet. And in my opinion, it won't be for a few more years at the very least.
I find all the comments about poker bots and widespread collusion laughable. Collusion may exist in the lower limits, but rarely goes for long without detection. I'm confident that it's somewhere between extremely rare and nonexistant in the big games, because frankly, if it weren't, there is no way I would be able to make anywhere near as much money as I do. It is easy to blame losses on a "rigged site" or "cheaters", but the fact is online poker is a secure, fair, game. And I, as well as several of my friends, have made a ton of money at it. All without poker bots