6 Sep 2005 editorial entitled Play Online Poker with Mac

Play Online Poker with Mac

For the past few years, Mac online poker and online casinos players have had a constant battle with playing online poker and at online casinos. In the past, Mac online poker players said they had to buy expensive virtual PC software. Now Mac online poker rooms such as Poker Room have created non-download software designed specifically for Mac online poker players. For online casinos poker players with Mac computers, this is great news. Mac online poker gives new online casinos players up to $100 and entry into the free roll Bellagio qualifier and Shark Cage Tournament. The reason Poker Room decided to offer this no-download software for Mac online poker players is because they will capture 4.4% of PC users. This 4.4% comes out to an estimated $486 million dollars of the online poker market.

The Mac online poker room is quickly becoming one of the top competitors in the online poker world and is ranked in the top 5 online poker market leaders. They have accomplished this by offering high quality customer service, creative free roll tournaments, and by using niche markets.
But Mac online poker is still a niche market and mac online poker and online casinos players say they are at a disadvantage. Mac poker players say they cannot take full advantage of online poker bonuses because there just are not enough Mac online poker rooms available. One of the largest online poker rooms, Party Poker, still does not offer a free Mac-friendly software.

Although this is true, with Mac online poker steadily growing, more of the big players in the online poker and online casinos business are expected to enter into the Mac online poker niche market. Currently Pacific Poker announced its entry into the Mac online poker market.