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B&M casinos would never purposely pull something like this. The continuous growth of the online poker industry has brought a ton of new business to the B&M casinos. People play online, polish up, think theyre hot [censored], and figure I'll go give the casino a try. There is no reason why the casinos would risk losing that continuous flow of new players to fight each other over something that might not even end up working out (because some online sites will not be backing out and will have a greater chance at the market than startup B&M online rooms). Good try though.

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Your theory makes no sense. If online poker is banned people will be forced to play in casinos. On top of that, just like poker players, casinos think in terms of long term profit. This move would be much better for their bottom line than letting all the business go to companies like Party, Stars, FTP, etc... I really don't understand how online poker helps B&M casinos, online poker is what keeps me at home instead of in a B&M casino.

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Have you ever been to Vegas? Do you know how many cardrooms have opened or expanded thanks to online poker? Do you know how much those players spend at other games, in restaurants, on rooms?

Online poker has made a freaking fortune for the B&Ms