[MatteyA28]

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This series of events could be very good or very bad for online poker. I think it could turn out very bad. Millions of losing players may think 'they were cheated' and not come back to online poker.

This may also add fuel for politicians wanting to ban online poker and those 'on the fence'. They may state something to the effect 'see this is why the legislation was passed and we are trying to ban online poker altogether. You can never be sure about cheating online and we need to do everything we can to 'protect our citizens''. Or some other similar political bs statements. They already had the chance to regulate and tax online gambline and declined. In this sense I am very glad to be a Libertarian!

Thank you,

Jim Kuhn

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These are some very good points but are very pessimistic IMO. A lot of good can come from this. People who are not aware that online poker has been baned by the US may find out. Hopefully this will spread the word about the governments "big brother knows best" attitude towards internet poker. Could it be the spark needed to get these laws repealed or serious reform to take place? Maybe. It is a longshot but it could happen.

I posted this the last thread but I still want to see the PPA come out with some sort of statement. They need to show how online poker should be legal and the regulations that should be put into place to ensure that the American public is not scammed out of thousands of dollars again. Prohibition sure as hell did not stop America from drinking and the UIGEA sure didn't stop people from playing poker. It needs to be reinstated and regulated and the PPA needs to step up and use the Absolute poker situation as proof why.