PartyGaming looks to fuel poker explosion
(Reuters) - Thanks to the Internet and television, poker exploded
outside its U.S. homeland in 2005, and PartyGaming Chief Executive
Richard Segal sees technology boosting that boom further in 2006.
Internet poker took a firm hold in 2005, sparking three big London
stock market flotations, generating revenues of around $2 billion (1.14
billion pounds) and launching games and books that are now topping
Christmas lists around Europe.
PartyGaming takes about half of that $2 billion pot, and it has big
plans for further growth. The company is assessing acquisitions and
everything from mobile phones to interactive television to access more
players.