In poker, we have seen an explosion in recent years. Aggressive business people are making good money during this poker boom. Let’s take a look at how people are cashing big checks from this increase in poker activity.

Before we do that, here are the reasons why poker has taken off. We can identify 3 separate events that created the increase in poker activity. Alright, listed chronologically, these are the events that led to the growth in poker.

It all starts in 1994 when polish poker player, entrepreneur, Henry Orenstein conceived, and patented, the technology for the “hole card cam”. The fans are now able to know the hole cards that the contestants have during TV replays. The first appearance of this invention took place in 1997 on a European poker show.

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