[*grendel*]

Frankly, I'm surprised the poker segment of WSEX lasted as long as it did in its "rake-free" state. I thought it was great, and for a while it was the only place I played, but I became bored with the lack of game selection.

What some of you don't seem to get is that the poker segment of WSEX was started as an add-on to their sportsbook business. By offering "rake-free" poker they hoped to increase traffic with additional revenues being realized via the sportsbook. The poker segment was not really started as a stand-alone , for-profit venture as some of you assume (and I think Fred has mentioned this). By reducing the amount of rake-back to the players it seems they are now going to try to inject some of the rake revenue back into the poker segment in hopes of growing it. I hope it works, and I'll return to play poker there if it does. Regardless, I'll continue to use WSEX as my primary sportsbook.

Thanks for all your good faith efforts, Fred, and best of luck to you and WSEX.