Gaming Transactions Offering Online Poker
Published: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 Online-Casinos.com
GAMING TRANSACTIONS INC NOW OFFERING ONLINE POKER
Deal with RedFelt Software will make poker available at Keno.com
Ex-World Gaming exec Patrick Smyth's Gaming Transactions company is to make online poker available on its Keno.com site following a deal with RedFelt Software, a subsidiary of CYOP International.
The software includes classic poker games of Texas Hold'em, Omaha and 7 Card Stud, as well as favourites such as Omaha Hi. Players will be able to pick from ring game action, daily tournaments with entries to the World Poker Tour, the World Series of Poker and all the major events.
CEO Smyth says, "Our user demographic on Keno.com is made up of a wide cross-section of players. The average Keno player in New York is 45 years with a household income of more than $52 000. More than 50 percent report having some college education, and over 50 percent are male. In Ontario, 58 percent of Keno players are male aged 25 to 44 years. This wide base gives us the opportunity to cross promote our games with other mainstay products such as poker."
Research firm Christiansen Capital Advisors says online poker revenues have grown from $82.7 million in 2001 to $2.4 billion in 2004 and the projected amount was close to $5 billion for 2005.
