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Fortune On August 25, 2004 Casino Fortune, which says it is the oldest online
casino in the world, released the results of a comprehensive survey of
its own player base. According to the River City Group of St Charles, Missouri which analyzes
Internet gaming trends, Internet gambling will reach US$7.4 billion in
2005. This is thanks, in part, to over five million Americans gambling
online. Casino Fortune’s player-base breaks down as follows:
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# of U.S players |
1.9 million |
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# German players |
250,000 |
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% U.S female |
71% |
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% U.S handicapped |
8% |
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% live alone |
61% |
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% U.S never to Las Vegas, Atlantic City |
68% |
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% smokers |
28% |
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% U.S income +$100,000 |
20% |
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Other facts released by Casino Fortune: |
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% new players with fraudulent credit cards |
9% |
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% Eastern European players with fraudulent credit cards |
74% |
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% players who finish ahead of the house |
64% |
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The above are not necessarily indicative of the entire Internet casino
sector though they do provide a window into what is happening.
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