[PokerSpiv]

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this is comically incorrect. some japanese have very little spare time -- especially the salarymen.

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Who are the majority of Japanese. At the very least, the majority who have cash with which to gamble. Just because you are young and hang around with a lot of young people doesn't mean that they are the majority of the population.

Japan has the lowest birth rate in the world and the most senior-skewed population in the world. Most Japanese are salarymen, not young hipsters.

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of course, students have a TON of free time, and could also player during many of their classes.

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Students in America have a ton of free time during the day in America too, but poker servers are always full after work and until midnight.

Possibly wildly crazy theory: Most people who play poker are losing players. If you don't have a job, you can't afford to play poker a lot. Therefore, most LOSING poker players are people who work full-time and gamble in their spare time. Somehow I don't think an influx of students playing poker to supplement their income is going to help us much.

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housewives are also possible (i.e., they often have free time), but are less likely candidates.

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This is just a joke. For every Evelyn Ng there are 2000 dudes. Poker (especially online) just doesn't appeal to women.

I have lived and worked (as a professional online poker player in fact) in 5 different countries in Asia over the last two years. So before you go around calling my comments "ridiculous" try entertaining the idea that you aren't an omnipotent being.