[Phil153]

William,

You're way off base here. The main points are:

- They were exactly the same before the US situation.
- They spend [censored] all advertising in Europe and elsewhere
- They have a [censored] affiliate program, which means no one goes out of their way to promote PokerStars over say, Full Tilt. It also means that few non gambling websites have an incentive to promote PokerStars aggressively.

This has nothing to do with the legislation, and everything to do with their business practices. They hang onto their money like, well, you know, and hurt both their business and the online poker world by doing so.