Across the world, we see an explosion of the game of poker.
Australian Joe Hachem's big 2005 WSOP win inevitably triggered increased interest in the game Down Under, and lifted the attention of people in the towards poker. Those in the poker industry in established countries see the vast opportunity for bringing Asia.
Already Asia has, in the 6 months prior to the writing of this article, seen new tournaments sprouting around the Asian continent. The most famous of these was the Asian Poker Singapore.
The APT is a prelude to Singapore's 2 new integrated resorts, of which casinos formed The integrated resorts are major commercial and residential property developments introduced by the Singapore Government's as its latest initiative to drive the Singapore economy and to grow Singapore into a major tourist destination for
But Singapore is not the only destination in Asia with a draw for the poker player's dollar.
than a decade after the liberalisation of its casino restrictions, recently surpassed the dominant Las Vegas as the highest revenue generating gambling destination in the world. Perhaps there are benefits to introducing casinos and poker Asian region still enjoying rapid economic growth and populated by some two thirds of the world's population.
Singapore and Macau in the Asia Pacific are sure to provide many more opportunities to play poker in
All the signs are that poker can be bigger here than it could ever be in America.
Indeed, with the recent passing of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act in the US, several major companies have adopted the policy of completely restricting US citizens from playing in the US. The result these companies are actively promoting their poker games to Europe, Australia, and soon, you will find, well. There are no borders in the internet and any individual sitting in Manchester, Melbourne or play poker online.