Controversial Numbers

[Thatchatch]

Here’s a matter of possible controversy, should American Players do the Math.



Ok, I’ll take the task at hand; just be nice to me.



The mathematical factors in the following equation originate from a group that represented a good slice in the sampling of American gamblers, versus global players.

This matches previous hearsay that Europeans, especially Scandinavians (namely in poker), do take their gambling activities more to heart than the average American, thus making them more ‘involved’, and simply all around better players. For those of us that thought that online poker and sports wagering had reached saturation, either we were dead wrong, or the ‘big equalizer’ might never happen: that’s when all players from the world over will have reached their full potential ability, - and parity (where the hell has it been all along anyway?), finally prevails.

Sportingbet generated 303.3 million British pounds as of the end of July, this past summer, when things were coasting along just fine, before an assortment of ‘well-intentioned’ people shoved a stick in a fine-tuned bicycle’s spokes. That July’s end was also the end of 196.7 million British pounds, that were merrily rolling in from American players; that was gross profit: read deposits. Of that overall loss Sportingbet declares that 196.7 million British pounds came from US-based users, which the firm said made up 56% of its customer base.

The above number were gathered from an article whose main subject was broaching another matter altogether, one well worth an independent review by itself; this other standalone, and also impartial report is in the works as we speak. It does pertain to the black market that will inevitably fill the $multi-billion void created by the U.S. government.

Do the simple math leisurely, and it amounts that the 56% share of Sportingbet’s U.S. player base were contributing 65% into its coffers (196.7 / 303). The meaning is that U.S. players were playing a full 9% sub-par opposite their global counterparts. Whatever the reason might be, the U.S. players, based on those numbers, have to pull up their socks by 9% to be on par with the rest of the world’s punters. Feel free to chew me up if these numbers are misinterpreted.

Talking about being chewed up, just wait for my next set of convolutions about the local bookie being a working class hero, and watch me being attacked by bible thum-pers, and old ladies with umbrellas, or even rolling pins. It should be interesting. About the above ‘well-intentioned people’, it says somewhere that the road to hell itself is paved with good intentions. (!)

The numbers used for the simple math above, and the sound basis for the future article about that said black market, focusing on the action of the neighborhood’s ‘local man’, and upward, you’ll find at: Sportingbet: Gambling ban will create black market | Internet Marketing News and Blog | E-consultancy.com






With regards,

[bartongrl1]

Very informative post Thatch. Keep up the great work.

[DamianDunlap]

yes real good.