Vegas Riding the Poker Surge
Gambling has always been the cornerstone of revenue for Las Vegas, but as of late, the poker boom has become a real revenue generator for the state of Nevada. With 106 poker online rooms operating in the state, 155.7 million dollars have since been generated for the state in 2009.
Since 2003, poker play has nearly doubled in Vegas, and the rest of the US has seen a pretty high increase as well. According to the American Gaming Association, 11 percent of Americans have played some form of poker, either live or poker online, in the past year. And players in all age groups have increased except in the age 65 and up group.
One of the keys to Vegas’ success is that the casinos are always competing with one another to draw business. This leads to some interesting offers. With some casinos offering high hand of the hour bonuses, bad beat jackpots, and various tournaments with house matched prize pools, it’s no wonder the players in Vegas are trying to get their piece of the poker pie.
On top of the bonuses, almost every casino in Vegas hosts at anywhere from 1-5 tournaments a day, and live play is almost available at every one of them any time of the day, 24 hours a day.
With so much revenue being generated by Vegas alone, it makes you wonder why the US hasn’t jumped on the online poker bandwagon and starting taking in this revenue on a grander scale.











