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Message: [QUOTE="DS3, post: 5494393, member: 407846"] [B]puzzlefish[/B] makes a couple of good points. The first being that there is a natural audience for poker, one that is drawn to it regardless of promotions, some of which are a waste of time, like the average sponsored poker 'ambassador' which I have argued for ages drive little business to sites. The second point is also crucial - on-line poker often appears dubious and artificial...however, in no small part due to this dubiosity, live poker is thriving. Most major tours have been enjoying increasing attendance over the last few years (such as the EPT and WSOP) so I think a need to hype poker is not warranted. We are never going to see a 'Moneymaker Effect' again, but poker, particularly live poker is fairly robust. [/QUOTE]