Saturday, March 19, 2005
Party Poker Interview - Vikrant Bhargava - PartyGaming
Vikrant Bhargava gave The Guardian the first proper interview regarding the upcoming PartyPoker IPO. Here are some interesting facts from the article:
- Vikrant Bhargava (33 years old) owns 15% of PartyGaming currently.
- Anurag Dikshit (32 years old) owns 40% of PartyGaming.
- Ruth Parasol owns 20% of the company.
- Russ DeLeon, her husband, also owns 20% of the company.
- Party Poker made $350 million in profit last year.
- They're on pace to make between $500 million and $600 million in profit this year.
- During peak hours, there are up to 70,000 players on Party Poker.
- Only 2 years ago, that number was only 2000.
To read the article in its entirety, click here: Vikrant Bhargava Party Poker Interview