Poll results: Pan-European liquidity pool will boost poker revenues

A pan-European poker liquidity pool could give the stuttering vertical a much-needed boost, according to voters on this week’s poll.

Exactly 62% of respondents said a liquidity compact would have a positive impact, with such a deal expected to be signed at some point this month according to the French regulator.

One of the biggest advantages could be the boost to tournament prizes, with the format now propping up cash games as the more popular format thanks to its recreational slant.

In France, for example, Q1 poker tournament revenues were up 7% compared to a 4% drop in cash game revenues.

That said, 38% of voters said shared liquidity would not boost European poker revenues, presumably believing the vertical has more deep-seated issues than just liquidity.

PokerStars has been reporting essentially flat or declining revenues for the last couple of years, despite operating by far the largest .com liquidity pool in the world.

And indeed perhaps the way to get poker growing again is through a fundamental overhaul of the product and its ecosystem, as the likes of PokerStars and 888 are trying to do with formats like Spin&Go and Blast Poker.