The World Wide obsession with Poker is no accident. Many of us have been playing Poker in casinos for years. Many more of us are play  Poker Online at home with their family and friends for even longer.

An interesting question is whether the growth in Online Poker can be maintained. My view is that we are likely to see an increased growth level over the next 10 years, to predict any further beyond this would be difficult.

The principle reason for my prediction is that many, what I define as "emerging poker countries", will be gaining access to the internet over the next 10 years. To present a numerical example, nearly 80 per cent of visitors to this site are poker players from the US. Less than 1 per cent of players come from "emerging poker countries". In this category, I would definitely put most of Asia, South America, and Africa.

While most people know the basic rules to play Poker Online, not all are willing to test that knowledge with gambling for real money in the Online Poker Rooms. When you enter on of these Online Poker Rooms, you cannot play the games unless you bet at least the minimum sum that the games require. This has kept many people from playing this great game, since they have not felt sure of themselves enough to play Poker for real money.