PARTYGAMING

miami - I used to compile data but stopped after my harddrive had some bad sectors and I kept losing saved data. I play PRTY regularly and do keep an eye on the figures mentally. Have to say though, that at one stage in October, growth levels were moving so rapidly, I thought we would easily hit 100,000 players online at peak times by December. The highest we have hit is probably only 80,000.

I can conclude from this that growth will have tailed off in Q4.

PRTY are making efforts to boost the European players. I have noticed lately tournaments where only players from that particular country can enter for free. And they are all the European countries.

To be honest, I hope PRTY introduces some new games, like different poker games, as there is only so much of Texas that one can take without it turning into a chore. Playing poker to earn money is very similar to any other part time job. It requires your time and effort.