In the poker business, we all have witnessed an incredible increase in active players over the last few years. Entrepreneurs are cashing in on the poker surge. We will show you the ways creative business people are making money in the poker industry.

First, let’s examine why poker has exploded. We can conclude that there were three distinct events that worked together to cause the increase in poker activity. Alright, listed chronologically, these are the events that led to the growth in poker.

We start in 1994 when poker player Henry Orenstein invented, and patented, the equipment for the “hole card cam”. This allows viewers to see the hole cards of all of the players when watching televised poker. The first appearance of this invention occurred in 1997 on an English poker telecast.

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