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I don't know what you're referring to with the spammy techniques but I'd be very surprised if FT owes the majority of the growth to SEO.

- Their TV ads are very popular and they seem to be the major US advertiser (no figures to back that up)
- They have an almost "branded" show on a US network, NBC
- They came out immediately after the UIGEA with an open statement about US players
- They were the 2nd largest network to remain open to US players, which means a lot for people with multiple accounts moving from Stars/Party to Stars/X
- They have 20+ name pros endorsing the site, both on worldwide TV and online

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Yeah, its no doubt the above mentioned are the biggest factors for their growth. But they risk ALOT when they spam for top spots for "online poker" which gets about 300-500 thousand hits in Google per month. If Google were to penalize them severly...you probably wouldnt be able to find them even looking for "Full Tilt Poker"....it happened to Party poker.

By spammy tactics I mean buying links on very spammy sites and actually spamming forums. [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]