Statements like “The online casinos that remain in the U. S. market are actually seeing major player increases since Microgaming left.” should be carefully considered imo.

The industry needs accurate information, not mere opinions. It may well be impacted by recessionary trends, but this needs to be assessed on a factual basis.

I think the online poker numbers from the mandatory reportage of major listed companies may be one – I repeat one – indicator, and that has recently shown a disappointingly flat growth in poker at some groups. Is that due to the recessionary element or a competitive and over-supplied market or some other cause – that’s the question.

Using alexa to judge traffic is not accurate or representative of traffic for a site.