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Originally Posted by Logical user
Although I disagree with stars methods, it's pretty obvious that the market is way over saturated with 'professionals'.
Something needs to change to keep the poker economy healthy.
IF you are right, and that that the market was "way over saturated with professionals" then wouldn't professionals leave of their own volition because it was too tough? In other words, why wouldn't this correct itself?
More generically - and without reference to PokerStars or any other specific operator - there are two basic ways for a poker operator to increase their poker revenue:
a) Increase the amount of money that comes into your poker economy;
OR
b) Decrease the amount of money that leaves your poker economy.
Until now, almost every online poker operator has spoken very much about option (a) with regards to product innovation, marketing, and growing the game into new audiences and new jurisdictions and so on. I think it's fair to say that there would be a widespread consensus amongst players on this forum that this is a good option, so it is surprising to see Bloomberg writing about The Stars Group choosing option (b). Hopefully that's just an error on the behalf of the Bloomberg journalist.