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Merge Poker Network after Black Friday is market leader

4 May 2011 by CasinoListings

This story was published more than 11 years ago.

The latest assessment by the online poker monitor Pokerscout in the wake of Black Friday shows that the Merge Poker Network is now the US market leader, growing its traffic almost 70% in the three weeks since Black Friday, which removed rivals Pokerstars, Full Tilt Poker and the Cereus Network from its path.

"Merge now ranks 10th in the world for cash game traffic after being ranked 18th at the beginning of April," Pokerscouts reports, adding that the worldwide online poker market shrank by 18% in the second half of April after Black Friday, compared to the first half of the

month.

"Most of those losses came from the Big Two: PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker," the monitor notes, presenting stats measuring the impact of the US Department of Justice action:

  • Cereus Network has lost more than 75% of its traffic and has become a minor player in online poker

  • Merge Gaming Network continues to climb, gaining 69% since Black Friday

  • Bodog and Cake Poker Network have seemingly lost momentum, leaving Merge as the clear winner in the US market

  • European sites overall have not posted especially strong gains since Black Friday

  • PartyPoker traffic has risen 10%, but this may be primarily due to aggressive promotions, including the very popular Gladiator which started May 1.

Source: InfoPowa News