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Most people that visit casinos or use other forms of gambling such as the lottery or online casinos do it strictly for recreational purposes. However, about 3-5 percent of the world’s population gambles excessively, to the point that it damages their lives. According to the National Council on Problem Gambling, 4-6 million Americans are considered problem gamblers, and 2 million (1 percent of the US population) are diagnosed as pathological gamblers.

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Two representatives of Stoxpoker, the online training site, will battle against Polaris, a poker-playing series of computer programs developed by researchers at the University of Alberta. The match will take place July 4-6 during the Gaming Life Expo in the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

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Recent Polls

10/21/07 RT Strategies National Omnibus Poll

Statistics about Poker in the U.S.
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Washington D.C.(July 11, 2006) –  A study released today shows that more than $3 billion in federal and state revenues could be raised if Internet poker was properly regulated and taxed in the United States.  A copy of the full report can be found at www.theppa.org.
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Poker Players Alliance Renews Objection to Internet Gambling Ban, Points to Survey as Support

Poll Finds Nearly 75% of the Public Opposes Federal Ban

For Immediate Release
 

Contact:

Anne Crago

202.715.1566

Michael Bolcerek

[email protected]

Washington
D.C. (April 4, 2006) – At a roundtable panel discussion today, The
Poker Players Alliance, a grassroots organization of more than 20,000
American poker players, renewed its objection to online gambling
prohibition, highlighting a new survey by ICR market research that
finds nearly 75 percent of Americans oppose moves by Congress to ban
Internet poker. A more detailed breakdown of poll results follows this
release.

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