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Key Takeaways
  • The market handed back some of last week’s gains, falling 1.5%.
  • Full Tilt returned to the top five as PokerStars Italy fell 7%.
  • The 90 day trend shows the market flat over the year and lower than two years ago.
  • France has re-established its lead over Italy, but not by as much as could be expected. Tax changes will be required before a healthy online poker market can emerge.
  • Spain was the best performing market, up 2% on the week.

After last week’s gains the market slipped back 1.5% this week. Full Tilt Poker’s brief ejection from the top five ended as PokerStars Italy posted a 7.6% drop in cash game traffic.