Logic suggests fewer players because there is less disposable income. But then you have to counter that with more folks because there is more disposable time (more un-imployed).
The recent upsurge of players at Stars along with no apparent downswing in players elsewhere, suggest it is still growing.
It will explode should the US gov stop/drop that silly UEIGA bs. Hell, most of the folks affected by it can't even remember how to spell it! Me included! Is it UIGEA, UGIEA, UIEGA ?????? And I'm too lazy to continually search out the right spelling. Hallmark of a bad bill is that no one can remember it's name.
I'd bet even Europeans have a reasonable understanding of what Prop 13 was about here in Ca.