Poker Players With Time On Their Hands
Published: Thursday, December 22, 2005 Online-Casinos.com
POKER PLAYERS WITH TIME ON THEIR HANDS
Strike trouble for NYC meant good online poker business
The Chicago Tribune reports that record numbers of people played online Texas
Hold'em poker on the same day New York City's transit system was shut down by
a strike this week.
Marty Wallace, chief operating officer for DoylesRoom.com, told
the Tribune reported that the site usually has 3,000 to 3,500 people playing during
business hours, but Tuesday, the count jumped as high as 6,500 players. "At
first we didn't know what was going on with the flood of players we were getting
from New York City," he said.
BetOnSports.com's poker room experienced a similar windfall: "30-35
percent increase in both free-play and real-money games, and it was a clear connection
to the New York transit strike," said spokesman Kevin Smith.
