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Online Casino Gambling Users on the Rise

The World Series of Poker event has caused a slew of new interest in the online casino gambling industry – both internet poker, and the more traditional internet gambling games. Considering the event took place just earlier this month information Web sites and really any related to online casinos and poker are seeing a significant increase in visitor traffic. Media Metrix is the Web monitoring company that has reported the top categories on online Web sites with an increase in unique visitors.

The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act has not stopped interest in online casinos and internet poker; U.S. players just have a harder time finding opportunities to participate in online casino gambling than before. Poker gambling sites that service offshore gamblers have seen up to a 17 percent increase in player traffic thanks to the World Series of Poker that took place in Las Vegas in early July.

A few of the more popular online casino poker sites reporting a increase in visitor traffic: PokerStars – 17 percent, UltimateBet – 16 percent, and FullTiltPoker – 10 percent. These online casinos poker sites all were offering unique Word Series of Poker themed packages for players so that players could not only win cash, prizes, and more at the sites, but a chance to actually attend the WSOP event in Las Vegas. It seems that whenever the WSOP is in the news, the internet poker players are sure to turn out in droves for the extra bonuses and WSOP themed tournaments.

According to Media Metrix, the number of U.S. based internet users using the internet to visit both online casino gambling sites and online gaming sites are in the top ten for percentage increases in terms of unique visitors.