Zynga Inc (ZNGA)

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Legalized casino gambling--not bookmaking--generated 105 billion dollars in the US alone in 2011 up 17 billion from 2010 and 427 billion worldwide. China is second at 65B last year


Pokerstars did 1.4mm in revenue in 2010 and 500mm in PROFIT alone.


Legalized online gambling will ultimately be a 40-60B $ market. If 1.4 can do 500mm in profit and if Zynga can challenge for just 15% of the online market--which is more than a reasonable number--you'd be looking at a company with yearly profits of 2-5B based on the poker-stars model. This is US only using the same revenues sources according to intelligence firm H2 Gambling Capital



And again lets consider the model quite flawed. Online gambling will have ease of access. Like Pincus said about have a game counsel in ever hand--so people will have a virtual casino in the hand as well. Impossible to say what type of revenue this will ultimately bring but the magnitude will be awesome.