Gaming Domain Name Sales in August: $144,098
06, September 2007
In August, the gaming domain market kept up July's frenetic pace with nearly $150,000 in total sales. Although the total sales figure did not match the over one million dollars in total sales mark set in July, the quantity of gaming domains sold this month was actually higher this month relative to the last one.
Interestingly, for the second month in a row, the German TLD, .de, led the pack by leaps and bounds.
Sedo remains the undisputed heavyweight champ in gaming domain name sales, selling fourteen out of the twenty-seven gaming domains on this month's reported sales chart. From the top down, Sedo sold MyGame.de for $27,306; FreeOnlineCasinos.com for $11,500; OddsOf.com for $10,000; Casino770.net for $10,000; Juego.tv ("Game" in Spanish) for $10,000 (.tv is the country code for the island nation of Tuvalu, although GoDaddy and Co. would have you believe that it stands for television); GoPoker.ru for $8,741 (.ru is the Russian country code); GameCore.com for $8,600; RivaPoker.com and PokerRiva.com for $15,000 each; CasinoGames.tv for $2,525; Poker.ma for $2,050 (.ma is the country code for Morocco); GamblingUncovered.co.uk for $1,800; OnlineCasino.pl for $1,483 (.pl is the country code for Poland); and iGame.biz for $1,000.
The Afternic/BuyDomains powerhouse sold eight domains on our sales chart, including RealityGames.com for $6,666; i-Game.com for $3,304; GamesGames.net for $3,000; GetGame.com for $3,000; GamersUniverse.com for $2,488; GamesWePlay.com for $2,228; SkillCenter.com for $2,188; and SkillIt.com for $1,250.
GoDaddy's TDNAM chipped in three gaming domain sales this month, each of them just below the $5,000 mark, including ETGames.com for $4,996; PlayTexasHoldem.com for $4,193; and MiJuegos.net ("My Games" in Spanish) for $4,193.
Finally, SnapNames, in an unusually weak month for the domain reseller giant, only sold two gaming domains: PSPGame.com for $3,220 and BetExchange.com for $2,560.
Steal of the Month: BetExchange.com for $2,560. Betting exchanges are the wave of the future for the online sports betting market. BetFair.com, the leading betting exchange has watched its revenues grow by over 40% each of the last two year's to just over $120M. It continues to steal market share, even though it does not accept bets from American bettors (unlike many of its rivals, including Bodog.com and Sportsbook.com), from traditional online sportsbooks. BetExchange.com is a great domain for a company seeking to enter the betting exchange market.
Dog of the Month: MyGame.de for $27,306. This is a great example of why we examine our historical sales charts before we ever make a purchase! MyGame.de was purchased for just $2,742 on Sedo about eighteen months ago. We also do not understand the rationale behind purchasing a domain with English keywords, at such a hefty price, with a German TLD-- according to our research, only 15% of the German population speaks fluent English. We will continue to work to understand the rationale behind this purchase. Ouch!
August Sales Chart:
MyGame.de: $27,306 (Sedo)
FreeOnlineCasinos.com: $11,500 (Sedo)
OddsOf.com: $10,000 (Sedo)
Casino770.net: $10,000 (Sedo)
Juego.tv ("game" in Spanish): $10,000 (Sedo)
GoPoker.ru: $8,741 (Sedo)
GameCore.com: $8,600 (Sedo)
RealityGames.com: $6,666 (Afternic/BuyDomains)
RivaPoker.com: $5,000 (Sedo)
PokerRiva.com: $5,000 (Sedo)
ETGames.com: $4,996 (TDNAM)
PlayTexasHoldem.com: $4,193 (TDNAM)
MiJuegos.net ("my games" in Spanish): $4,193 (TDNAM)
i-Game.com: $3,304 (Afternic/BuyDomains)
PSPGame.com: $3,220 (SnapNames)
GamesGames.net: $3,000 (Afternic/BuyDomains)
GetGame.com: $3,000 (Afternic/BuyDomains)
BetExchange.com: $2,560 (SnapNames)
CasinoGames.tv: $2,525 (Sedo)
GamersUniverse.com: $2,488 (Afternic/BuyDomains)
GamesWePlay.com: $2,228 (Afternic/BuyDomains)
SkillCenter.com: $2,188 (Afternic/BuyDomains)
Poker.ma: $2,050 (Sedo)
GamblingUncovered.co.uk: $1,800 (Sedo)
OnlineCasino.pl: $1,483 (Sedo)
SkillIt.com: $1,250 (Afternic/BuyDomains)
iGame.biz: $1,000 (Sedo)
The Top 10 Gaming Domain Sales of 2007 (YTD):
(1) Scores.com: $1,180,000 (Moniker Casino Affiliates Convention)
(2) Poker.de: $957,937 (NICIT/DOMAINfest)
(3) Sportsbook.mobi: $129,800 (Private Sale)
(4) Bingo.org: $75,000 (Private Sale)
(5) GalaBingo.com: $65,750 (SnapNames)
(6) Joystick.com: $65,000 (SnapNames)
(7) Poker.in: $60,000 (Private Sale)
(8) Tournaments.com: $55,000 (Moniker T.R.A.F.F.I.C.)
(9) Casinos.mobi: $52,000 (Moniker T.R.A.F.F.I.C.)
(10) CheapGames.com, CheapVideoGames.com, BuyVideoGames.com: $45,000 (Moniker T.R.A.F.F.I.C.)
Annual Gaming Domain Sales Charts:
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
Monthly Gaming Domain Sales Analysis:
November
October
September
August
July
Game TLD Editor's Note:
We really appreciate any information with respect to premium gaming domain name sales. If you have recently purchased a gaming domain name or know of someone who has, please let us know at editor@gametld.com. We continually strive to make our sales charts more comprehensive and accurate.
Interestingly, for the second month in a row, the German TLD, .de, led the pack by leaps and bounds.
Sedo remains the undisputed heavyweight champ in gaming domain name sales, selling fourteen out of the twenty-seven gaming domains on this month's reported sales chart. From the top down, Sedo sold MyGame.de for $27,306; FreeOnlineCasinos.com for $11,500; OddsOf.com for $10,000; Casino770.net for $10,000; Juego.tv ("Game" in Spanish) for $10,000 (.tv is the country code for the island nation of Tuvalu, although GoDaddy and Co. would have you believe that it stands for television); GoPoker.ru for $8,741 (.ru is the Russian country code); GameCore.com for $8,600; RivaPoker.com and PokerRiva.com for $15,000 each; CasinoGames.tv for $2,525; Poker.ma for $2,050 (.ma is the country code for Morocco); GamblingUncovered.co.uk for $1,800; OnlineCasino.pl for $1,483 (.pl is the country code for Poland); and iGame.biz for $1,000.
The Afternic/BuyDomains powerhouse sold eight domains on our sales chart, including RealityGames.com for $6,666; i-Game.com for $3,304; GamesGames.net for $3,000; GetGame.com for $3,000; GamersUniverse.com for $2,488; GamesWePlay.com for $2,228; SkillCenter.com for $2,188; and SkillIt.com for $1,250.
GoDaddy's TDNAM chipped in three gaming domain sales this month, each of them just below the $5,000 mark, including ETGames.com for $4,996; PlayTexasHoldem.com for $4,193; and MiJuegos.net ("My Games" in Spanish) for $4,193.
Finally, SnapNames, in an unusually weak month for the domain reseller giant, only sold two gaming domains: PSPGame.com for $3,220 and BetExchange.com for $2,560.
Steal of the Month: BetExchange.com for $2,560. Betting exchanges are the wave of the future for the online sports betting market. BetFair.com, the leading betting exchange has watched its revenues grow by over 40% each of the last two year's to just over $120M. It continues to steal market share, even though it does not accept bets from American bettors (unlike many of its rivals, including Bodog.com and Sportsbook.com), from traditional online sportsbooks. BetExchange.com is a great domain for a company seeking to enter the betting exchange market.
Dog of the Month: MyGame.de for $27,306. This is a great example of why we examine our historical sales charts before we ever make a purchase! MyGame.de was purchased for just $2,742 on Sedo about eighteen months ago. We also do not understand the rationale behind purchasing a domain with English keywords, at such a hefty price, with a German TLD-- according to our research, only 15% of the German population speaks fluent English. We will continue to work to understand the rationale behind this purchase. Ouch!
August Sales Chart:
MyGame.de: $27,306 (Sedo)
FreeOnlineCasinos.com: $11,500 (Sedo)
OddsOf.com: $10,000 (Sedo)
Casino770.net: $10,000 (Sedo)
Juego.tv ("game" in Spanish): $10,000 (Sedo)
GoPoker.ru: $8,741 (Sedo)
GameCore.com: $8,600 (Sedo)
RealityGames.com: $6,666 (Afternic/BuyDomains)
RivaPoker.com: $5,000 (Sedo)
PokerRiva.com: $5,000 (Sedo)
ETGames.com: $4,996 (TDNAM)
PlayTexasHoldem.com: $4,193 (TDNAM)
MiJuegos.net ("my games" in Spanish): $4,193 (TDNAM)
i-Game.com: $3,304 (Afternic/BuyDomains)
PSPGame.com: $3,220 (SnapNames)
GamesGames.net: $3,000 (Afternic/BuyDomains)
GetGame.com: $3,000 (Afternic/BuyDomains)
BetExchange.com: $2,560 (SnapNames)
CasinoGames.tv: $2,525 (Sedo)
GamersUniverse.com: $2,488 (Afternic/BuyDomains)
GamesWePlay.com: $2,228 (Afternic/BuyDomains)
SkillCenter.com: $2,188 (Afternic/BuyDomains)
Poker.ma: $2,050 (Sedo)
GamblingUncovered.co.uk: $1,800 (Sedo)
OnlineCasino.pl: $1,483 (Sedo)
SkillIt.com: $1,250 (Afternic/BuyDomains)
iGame.biz: $1,000 (Sedo)
The Top 10 Gaming Domain Sales of 2007 (YTD):
(1) Scores.com: $1,180,000 (Moniker Casino Affiliates Convention)
(2) Poker.de: $957,937 (NICIT/DOMAINfest)
(3) Sportsbook.mobi: $129,800 (Private Sale)
(4) Bingo.org: $75,000 (Private Sale)
(5) GalaBingo.com: $65,750 (SnapNames)
(6) Joystick.com: $65,000 (SnapNames)
(7) Poker.in: $60,000 (Private Sale)
(8) Tournaments.com: $55,000 (Moniker T.R.A.F.F.I.C.)
(9) Casinos.mobi: $52,000 (Moniker T.R.A.F.F.I.C.)
(10) CheapGames.com, CheapVideoGames.com, BuyVideoGames.com: $45,000 (Moniker T.R.A.F.F.I.C.)
Annual Gaming Domain Sales Charts:
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
Monthly Gaming Domain Sales Analysis:
November
October
September
August
July
Game TLD Editor's Note:
We really appreciate any information with respect to premium gaming domain name sales. If you have recently purchased a gaming domain name or know of someone who has, please let us know at editor@gametld.com. We continually strive to make our sales charts more comprehensive and accurate.