Continued shakeup in US online poker rankings

The latest online poker traffic numbers from www.pokerscout.com show a continuation of the trend that has developed over the past few months, with Bodog slowly and steadily putting distance between themselves and the rest of the US-facing online poker providers, while the Revolution Gaming Network’s downward spiral continues.

Revolution, which was the #1 ranked site/network not all that long ago, has plunged and is now on the verge of being overtaken by the Chico Poker Network, which would make Revolution the least trafficked offshore provider in the US market.

The recipient of Revolution’s drop-off is clearly Bodog, which is now squarely the #1 US site, and with nearly four-times the traffic of their competitors, it’s not even close at this point.

The only other room/network on an upward trajectory is the Winning Poker Network, which has climbed into the #2 spot on PokerScout.com’s rankings for US rooms.

The US rankings have changed so much since Black Friday that you would have considered calling a mental hospital and having someone committed if just six months ago they suggested that the traffic rankings for US online poker rooms would like this in 2013 [data from www.pokerscout.com]:

1. Bodog/Bovada: Worldwide rank #9 – 7-Day Rolling Average of 1,300 cash-game players
2. Winning Poker Network: Worldwide rank #21 – 7-Day Rolling Average of 395 cash-game players
3. Merge Gaming Network: Worldwide rank #24 – 7-Day Rolling Average of 360 cash-game players
4. Revolution Gaming Network: Worldwide rank #26 – 7-Day Rolling Average of 350 cash-game players
5. Chico Poker Network: Worldwide rank #27 – 7-Day Rolling Average of 325 cash-game players
6. Ultimate Poker: Worldwide rank #37 – 7-Day Rolling Average of 134 cash-game players
7. WSOP.com: Worldwide rank #42 – 7-Day Rolling Average of 71 cash-game players
8. Seals With Clubs: Worldwide Rank #43 – 7-Day Rolling Average of 71 cash-game players

For US players the #1 concern is no longer what kind of deposit bonus will I get, or what is the VIP program? There is only one thing on US players’ minds when they deposit their money online in 2013, and that is “How long do I have to wait for a withdrawal?”

The sites that can accommodate this the fastest have been surging while the sites that are struggling with their payment processing have become persona non gratis among poker players.

And the rankings are only to go become even more volatile in late November when New Jersey launches their online gaming sites. The two Nevada rooms have peeled-off about 200 players (looking at the 7-day rolling averages) from the unlicensed operators, and New Jersey will likely account for three to four times that many players.

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