Party Gamings Party Poker Numbers
Last year Party Poker, the online poker room that is among the largest and most popular on the Internet today, signed up nearly 850,000 new poker players, nearly three quarters of which came from the United States, according to the fourth quarter trading update released by Party Pokers owners, Party Gaming. The outfit is listed in London as a public company.
Revenues for the quarter were up to $320.3 million USD, which is a 65 percent increase, compared to the $149 million USD for the same quarter the year before. Total net online poker revenue from the core company (not including the skin companies) showed a 31 percent increase from the year before, up to $233.7 million USD…
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Poker jargon:
- PROP - Also PROPOSITION PLAYER. An employee of the gaming establishment whose primary purpose is to keep enough players at a table to prevent breaking up the game for lack of players. Unlike SHILLs "props" make a small hourly wage but play with their own money, winning or losing based on their skill.
- SEVENTH STREET - The seventh card dealt in 7-card stud.
- OPEN - Make the first bet in a hand, especially in draw poker.
- RUSH - A winning streak. Also "ON A RUSH".
- LIVE [CARD] - In Stud, a card probably not held by other players.
- FILL - To draw a card that makes a five-card hand (straight, flush, full house, straight flush).
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