Christiansen Capital Advisors stated online poker revenues grew from $82.7 million in 2001 to $2.4 billion in 2005, while a survey carried out by DrKW and Global Betting and Gaming Consultants asserted online poker revenues in 2004 were at $1.4 billion. It has been partly responsible for a huge increase in the number of poker players worldwide. Online poker is the game of poker played over the Internet. ( February 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unreliable citations may be challenged or deleted. Please help this article by looking for better, more reliable sources. Some of this article's listed sources may not be reliable.