Poker Facts

Who Plays Poker

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Statistics about Poker in the U.S.

  1. Estimated 55 million Americans played poker in 2005 (source: Luntz, Maslansky Strategic Research, 2006)
  2. Estimated 15 Million Americans play online poker for money (source: Ipsos-Reid, 2005)
  3. 78% of Americans do not think it is appropriate for the federal government to restrict what adults do on the Internet in the privacy of their own homes. (source: Zogby International, 2006)
  4. $3.3 Billion could be raised for the federal government if the U.S. simply regulated the game (source: Internet Poker Industry and Revenue Analysis by Judy Xanthopoulos, Ph.D., 2006)
  5. Estimated 2.9 million young people between the ages of 14 and 22 gamble on cards on a weekly basis. (source: Annenberg Public Policy Center, 2005)

PPA believes that poker is an adult game and that children should be actively prohibited from playing online.


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