The Fall of PartyGaming
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Case Details:
Case Code : ITSY056
Case Length : 15 Pages
Period : 1999-2006
Pub Date : 2007
Teaching Note :Not Available
Organization : PartyGaming
Industry : Online Gambling
Countries : US/UK
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Excerpts
The Initial Success
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The initial success of PartyGaming can be attributed to its unique business
model and its aggressive marketing strategy. Its rapid growth was backed by its
technology savvy management team and quality customer support (Refer to Exhibit
II for revenue details of PartyGaming between 2002 and 2004).
Business Model
PartyGaming acted as a facilitator for people who wanted to play online games
like poker. The participants played against one another, rather than against the
company. As a facilitator, the company charged a commission (known as rake) from
the players (Refer to Exhibit III for the visuals of PartyPoker interface)...
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Legislation Against Online Gambling
The popularity of online gambling peaked in the early 2000s despite
legislation-related uncertainties in many countries including the US. In
fact, the US generated the highest profit for almost all the online gambling
companies. Commenting on this, Lawrence G. Walters, an Internet gaming
attorney, said, "Today's main driver is the profit incentive. In an age
where many online business models have been tried and many have failed,
online gambling has consistently produced profits and strong results and
therefore it is a model that people continue to look at as a potential
option. People tend to dismiss the legislative uncertainty."...
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The Road Ahead
Though the UIGEA had come into force, industry analysts still speculated
about its validity in the long-term. They said that Section 5362(6) of
the Act defined "unlawful Internet gambling" as placing or receiving a
bet where such bet or wager was unlawful under any applicable Federal or
State law . On the other hand, Section 5363 mentioned that no person
should knowingly accept electronic transfers, credit cards etc., for the
purpose of unlawful Internet gambling. Therefore, some analysts opined
that the UIGEA would be applicable only if the act of gambling was
already illegal under the existing law... |
Exhibits
Exhibit I: Stock Chart of PartyGaming (July 2005 - November 2006)
Exhibit II: Growth of PartyGaming's Revenues (2002-04)
Exhibit III: PartyPoker Interface
Exhibit IV: PartyGaming PLC's Financial Summary
Exhibit V: American Values Agenda (Announced On June 27, 2006)
Exhibit VI: A List of Gambling Sites
Exhibit VII: Weekly Share Price Details of PartyGaming (From September 4, 2006
to November 27, 2006)
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