Last week PokerStars introduced Spin & Go and it was enough to cause a 9% decrease in cash game traffic this week. US prosecutors are seeking to extradite Calvin Ayre and three other Bodog officials.

Online poker traffic overall gained another percentage point this week to go along with the 2% gain we saw in the market last week.

Worldwide online poker traffic posted a 2% increase this week over last week, as the busier late summer and fall season starts to kick off.

The worldwide online poker market saw a 2% increase in overall traffic this week. Perhaps we are starting to come back from the mid summer doldrums.

Amaya concludes acquisition of the parent company of PokerStars and Full Tilt. With the transition of company ownership in place, Amaya can now look to see if they can obtain a license in the US.

Online poker traffic fell by another 1% this week, although this was a smaller decrease than we saw last week. Only half of the top 10 online poker sites lost ground this time.

Since 2011 Americans were unable to play in huge guaranteed tournaments such as PokerStars’ Sunday Million. America’s Cardroom is now out to change that with their million dollar GTD tournament.

The World Cup had little effect on the online poker scene in the U.S. unlike what happened at poker sites in most of the rest of the world.

The World Cup is the most watched sporting event in the world and with the World Cup in full swing, there have been some noticeable drops in online poker traffic.

Online poker traffic increased for the second consecutive week, although it was only up very slightly, rising a further 0.1% to go along with last week’s 2% rise.