UltimateBet.com, has reported an increase in players and site activity during their online poker championship offerings along with more new poker players.
The company reports that its multi-million dollar Online Championship has drawn attention from poker players around the world since its start on December 1. The ten day online tournament celebrates poker pro Phil Helmuth’s 10th bracelet win and runs 10 online poker events guaranteed at $2 000 000.
The event, coupled with an increase in players since the Black Friday shopping holiday in the US and the onset of the inclement weather of winter have sent numbers sky-rocketing by close to 60 percent, claims a company spokesman. Numbers are on the increase daily and show no signs of slowing down, he added.
“Increases occur when students and commuters opt to stay home, rather than brave the early snowfall and traffic disruptions. Many accounts that are routinely dormant during business hours have gone active as players opt to stay home and avoid commuting in this weather.” said Ultimate Bet spokesperson, George Maclean.
UltimateBet is a member of the poker network licensing their poker product from Game Theory Ltd., a subsidiary of Excapsa Software Inc., with over 2 million registered players.