| Introduction......1
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| Online Poker - Advantages......1
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| Online Gambling - Regulatory Scenario......2
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| Table 1: Global Online Poker Market (2012-2017) in US$ Million......2
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| Table 2: Online Poker Market by Country Worldwide (2013) Percentage Share Breakdown for US, Germany, France, Russia, Canada, UK, Spain, The Netherlands, Brazil, Australia, and Others......3
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| Table 3: Leading Online Poker Players Worldwide (2012) Percentage Market Share Breakdown by Value Sales for PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, PartyPoker, iPoker Network, 888Poker, Microgaming Poker Network, and Others......3
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| Online Poker - US Market Scenario......3
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| Online Poker - Re-entering US......4
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| Table 4: US Online Poker Market (2013-2018) in US$ Million......4
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| US Online Poker Market Witnesses Dynamic Changes......5
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| Online Poker - EU Market Scenario......5
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| Table 5: EU Online Poker Market (2012-2017) in US$ Million......5
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| Table 6: Online Poker Market by Country in the EU (2012) Percentage Share Breakdown for Germany, France, The Netherlands, UK, Spain, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Hungary, Poland, Austria, Italy, Belgium, and Others......6
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| Online Poker - An Emerging Market Segment in Arabian Countries......6
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| 888 Holdings Expands Online Gaming Business......7
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| Bally Technologies Takes Over SHFL......7
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| Ladbrokes to Takeover Betdaq......7
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| PokerStars to Set Up PokerStars Live Poker Room......7
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| William Hill Takes Over Playtech......8
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| 888 Holdings Forms Strategic Alliance with WMS Gaming......8
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| 888 Holdings Extends Online Poker Collaboration with Caesars Interactive Entertainment......8
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| Americas Cardroom Takes Over DoylesRoom......8
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| Betfair Signs Deal with iPoker Network of Playtech......9
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| Betsson Inks Deal with Nordic Gaming Group......9
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| bwin.party Digital Entertainment Announces Divestiture of Ongame Network to Amaya Gaming Group......9
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| Cantor Gaming and Horse Racing United Ink Exclusive Provisional Agreement......9
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| International Game Technology Receives Online Poker License......9
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| Lock Poker to Takeover Cake Poker......9
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| Merge Gaming Acquires Poker Network and Software Technology of Poker.com......10
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| Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority Inks Deal with Bally Technologies......10
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| PokerStars Merges with Wynn Resorts......10
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| UAIC Inks Agreement with bwin.party Digital Entertainment......10
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| Caesars Entertainment to Establish Online Poker Room in US......11
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| International Game Technology to Takeover Entraction Holdings......11
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| MGM Resorts International Enter into Joint Venture with Boyd Gaming and, bwin.party......11
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| Trump Entertainment Resorts Enters into Partnership with Avenue Capital Group......11
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| 888 Holdings and Microgaming Secures License from ARJEL......11
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| Atlantis Internet Group and Cake Gaming Ink Agreement......11
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| Blanca Games Acquires Cereus Poker Network......12
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| Microgaming Takes Over Playwize 3D Software from Playwize......12
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| Zynga to Roll Out ZyngaPlusCasino and ZyngaPlusPoker in UK......13
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| Socodem Group and Spiral Solutions France Roll Out MyPok.Fr Online Poker Room in France......13
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| 888 Holdings and Prima Networks Launch Online Poker Network in France......13
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| 32Red PLC (UK)......14
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| 888 Holdings Plc (UK)......14
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| Amaya Gaming Group, Inc. (Canada)......14
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| Americas Cardroom (USA)......14
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| Atlantis Internet Group (USA)......14
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| Bally Technologies, Inc. (USA)......15
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| bet365 Group Ltd. (UK)......15
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| BetCRIS (Costa Rica)......15
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| Betfair Plc (UK)......15
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| Betsson Malta (Malta)......16
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| Black Chip Poker (Malta)......16
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| Bodog Poker (Antigua)......16
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| bwin.party Digital Entertainment Plc (UK)......16
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| Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. (World Series of Poker) (USA)......16
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| Cake Entertainment NV (Curacao)......16
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| Cake Poker (Curacao)......16
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| Carbon Poker (Canada)......17
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| Cassava Enterprises (Gibraltar) Ltd. (Lotospoker) (Gibraltar)......17
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| Centrebet (Australia)......17
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| Come On Europe Ltd. (ComeOn Poker) (Malta)......17
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| DafaPoker (Philippines)......17
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| Digimedia Ltd. (Poker Time) (Malta)......17
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| Double Zero Casino Ltd. (NordicBet) (Malta)......17
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| Ellmount Gaming Ltd. (Euro Poker) (Malta)......18
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| Euroclub Poker Ltd., (PowerPoker) (Malta)......18
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| Everest Gaming (Gibraltar) Ltd. (Everest Poker) (Gibraltar)......18
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| Fortune Lounge Group (UK)......18
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| Gala Interactive (Gibraltar) Ltd. (Coral Poker) (Gibraltar)......18
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| iGame Malta Ltd. (24hPoker) (Malta)......18
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| IGEL Services NV (InterTops Poker) (Curaçao)......19
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| iGlobalMedia Entertainment Ltd. (Empire Poker) (Gibraltar)......19
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| International Game Technology (USA)......19
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| InterPoker (Malta)......19
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| Juicy Stakes Games Ltd. (Curacao)......19
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| Ladbrokes Plc (UK)......19
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| Lock Poker (USA)......19
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| Mandarin Gaming NV (Riva Poker) (France)......20
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| Mandarin Gaming NV (Poker 770) (The Netherlands)......20
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| Mansion (Gibraltar) Ltd. (Gibraltar)......20
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| Meadway Leisure Ltd. (Bovada) (Canada)......20
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| Merge Gaming Network (USA)......20
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| Microgame SpA (Italy)......20
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| Microgaming Poker Network (UK)......21
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| Paddy Power PLC (Paddy Power Poker) (Ireland)......21
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| Party Poker (Gibraltar)......21
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| PKR Ltd. (Alderney)......21
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| Playtech Ltd. (UK)......21
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| Playtech (Ipoker) (Isle of Man)......21
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| Poker Heaven (Malta)......22
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| Poker Host (USA)......22
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| Pureplay (USA)......22
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| Rational Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (PokerStars) (Isle of Man)......22
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| Rational FT Enterprises Ltd. (FullTiltPoker.com) (Isle of Man)......22
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| SkillBet (USA)......22
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| Sky Betting and Gaming (UK)......22
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| SPIELO G2 (UK)......22
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| Spiral Solutions France (France)......23
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| Sportingbet (UK)......23
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| Stan James PLC (Gibraltar)......23
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| Titan Poker (UK)......23
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| True Poker (Costa Rica)......23
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| Ultimate Gaming (USA)......23
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| Unibet International Ltd. (Malta)......23
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| William Hill Ltd. (Gibraltar)......23
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| Winamax Poker (France)......24
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| Winner Poker (USA)......24
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| Zynga, Inc. (USA)......24
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