[illini43]

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It might be time for poker to take a step back for it to move forward down the road.

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To echo this sentiment:

If this issue is not properly addressed, there will always be a major impetus to online poker being 'accepted' by the general public and maybe even officially recognized and sanctioned by the US government down the road. There has to be some measures above what is currently being taken to ensure a greater integrity of the games. It's fairly obvious the T&C of each site need to be updated so there is absolutely NO gray area. IM cannot really be controlled, but logging into different accounts from different locations can be.

Instead of trying to cover this up and keep it in the poker world, why not blow the lid off the whole thing? Seriously, let's say the UIGEA is close to getting repealed and this information comes out about "cheating". If players can get through loopholes to play with, at best, "gray area" integrity, that doesn't do anything to help the acceptance of the game.

I think addressing this issue now, while online poker is still in murky waters in the US, instead of later as this unconstitutional law eventually gets repealed, will be much better for the game in the long run. Yes, it could get yucky and hurt peoples $ev right now, but I think it would be more beneficial to everyone.

And for those players who know of multi-accounters and aren't reporting:

I don't understand how you could accept a "friend's" shady actions, especially involving large sums of money, and not say anything about it, even if you felt it was wrong. You all must really have no friends if you value relationships with people who cut corners and take every single advantage they can get, no matter how much they trod over other people along the way. You should be [censored] ashamed of yourself. I hope that when you lie on your deathbed surrounded by mountains of cash you won off the backs of people playing the game with ONE account for EACH tournament and think back over your life and realize what a low-life POS you are.

I'm out.