Where do you think is poker in 5 years?

We had the poker boom inthe years between 2003 and 2010. Then "Black Friday" came and the regulations in many countries. Is poker going to be a game for a minority again? Only played in casinos and in a few online poker sites. Or will it start to be common leisure activity ?

It will eventually get back to where it was a few years ago.. Poker is still rampantly popular its just not seen as easily without the online venue. Casino games are busier than ever and I can't imagine this letting up. On top of that, in many states the charity poker rooms are really popping up all over the place.

Its just a matter of time before US citizens will have a place to legally play online, but as we know, with government, nothing comes quickly. There is too much money to be made by big US companies and the government to let online poker just sit idle on the sidelines.

1ofTheFellas said:

Its just a matter of time before US citizens will have a place to legally play online, but as we know, with government, nothing comes quickly. There is too much money to be made by big US companies and the government to let online poker just sit idle on the sidelines.

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And if this actually happens we will have another (I think even bigger) BOOM very soon.
So yes guys, study the game, build your bankrolls and patiently wait for a new wave of fishes to come.

poker will never be legal in usa, the big daddy government will continue to take away rights from you blinded americans in front of your tv from baby and fed mcdonalds diet have fun having your rights taken away, as for the rest of the world poker will be fine in 5 years

OLP will eventually be back to where it was. The single largest reason that UIGEA happened in the first place is the same reason that OLP will return, and that reason is taxes. There was too much money moving around without being taxed, hence the back-handed and backdoor crackdown, and there is too much potential tax revenue that can be mined for this market to be ignored for much longer.

Online poker isn't "illegal" in the USA, except for a few states. The UIGEA did not make online poker illegal, it banned financial institutions from doing transactions with online gambling websites.

I just read an excellent book about the 2008 financial crisis called "Predator Nation," and I find it ironic and highly hypocritical that the government and its minions feel that the public needs to be "protected" from online poker, while at the same time they openly encouraged and profited from the rampant fraud and abuse that was perpetuated by the financial industry during this same time period.

bernotas22 said:

poker will never be legal in usa, the big daddy government will continue to take away rights from you blinded americans in front of your tv from baby and fed mcdonalds diet have fun having your rights taken away, as for the rest of the world poker will be fine in 5 years

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Ok, so you don't like America or Americans, how about growing a pair & posting your own America sucks thread, instead of hiding behind the skirts of this one.
Cheers.

ALFACA said:

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The US will be the biggest market, we all know that, but European Russian ,Asian or South American Market might grow even faster, if the big poker sites start to focus on them. U can see this in the big poker events , where more and more non US-player sucseed

ALFACA said:

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Aside from the bum asking for the password,I rrally do hope we get olp in the next year or two, Hopefully we wont loose our big mac and coke freedom in that time =(.

psychotie said:

The US will be the biggest market, we all know that, but European Russian ,Asian or South American Market might grow even faster, if the big poker sites start to focus on them. U can see this in the big poker events , where more and more non US-player sucseed

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I agree the pace at which new player are beeing introduce are outrange ! in years to come poker room even will not be able to support all the player on the room the poker room will crash haha

I cant see it getting smaller ,lots of ppl are picking up the game so I believe the fields will get bigger country to country and online too

In hope for Monte Carlo..

AvaloNNN said:

And if this actually happens we will have another (I think even bigger) BOOM very soon.
So yes guys, study the game, build your bankrolls and patiently wait for a new wave of fishes to come.

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Lol,how a dream it is .New wave of fishes.It will take time truely.We havt to wait the majority to realize what poker is.I am thinking may be five years is too optimistic.

I dream of the day USA is free again and all of those fat fishes are released backe into the poker Ocean.

Kenzie 96 said:

Ok, so you don't like America or Americans, how about growing a pair & posting your own America sucks thread, instead of hiding behind the skirts of this one.
Cheers.

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I like your response Kenzie!

I tend to agree with the thinking that has the US GOING NOWHERE with regards to a national law regulating it. Congress can't pass legislation agreeing on the month of the year let alone setting up a new bureaucracy to control OLP.

So we will still be limping along like we are today.

In this case you all better hope dj is wrong...again....

In a way better position that it is now. american market will be huge. theres too much money for washington to not want to get it going.

depends heavily on renewing new players, here in brazil the poker walk growing every day paça and comes many new fish.

will wait for the Chinese boom