Recent Polls, Studies, Surveys
2009
- 12/02/2009 – Who Plays Poker? – PPA
- 12/02/2009 – Can Internet Gambling Be Effectively Regulated? Managing the Risks – Wired Safety
2008
- 01/03/2008 – AGA State of States 2007
- 03/11/2008 – Most Americans believe in sin, but differ widely on just what it is – Ellison Research
- 05/19/2008 – Gallup’s 2008 Values and Beliefs survey
- 08/01/2008British Gambling Prevalence Survey 2007 (182 pages)
2007
- 12/06/2007 – PricewaterhouseCoopers Estimate Of Federal Revenue Effect Of Proposal To Regulate And Tax Online Gambling
- 10/21/2007 – RT Strategies National Omnibus Poll
- 01/01/2007eCOGRA Global Online Gambler Report 2007
- Poker Players Research Survey 2007
Statistics about Poker in the U.S.
- Estimated 55 million Americans played poker in 2005 (source: Luntz, Maslansky Strategic Research, 2006)
- Estimated 15 Million Americans play online poker for money (source: Ipsos-Reid, 2005)
- 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)
- $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)
- 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.
More information:
- American Gaming Association’s State of States Archive
- Ark Sports Limited’s The Global Business of Poker Report (2006) [summary]
- MECN’s Online Poker — Driving Gambling to New Heights (2005) [summary]
- National Annenberg Risk Survey of Youth – Card Playing Trend in Young People Continues (2005) [press release]
- Poker Player Research
- Gallup Polls regarding Gambling
