Why 2018 won't be as great as expected1) Euro pooling is delayed, and when it does launch, it will be without Italy and possibly more.
2) Nothing live in India, even though it should have been live in Q4.
3) Russia is making it increasingly harder to deposit on Pstars. Volume from Russian players is down.
4) Italy did not qualify for the World Cup, and a lot of Betstars revenue comes from Italy.
5) Party is growing rapidly (up 50% in the last quarter alone) and Pstars is losing revenue and also hurting margins by having to compete more with party. For example, the $9 million in PCA "gifts" were a direct resule of Party's actions.
6) People are gambling by investing in crypto currencies instead of poker and casino. The return has been much greater there.