Awful WSOP news from PokerStars

[FatalError]

they are only out the juice

remember, at least european sites will still be allowed to register their fishy european players

[teddyFBI]

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remember, at least european sites will still be allowed to register their fishy european players

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Where do you get that from? Stars' email says:
"Unfortunately, Harrah's policy refuses third-party registrations."

[FatalError]

the last half of that sentance is "from companies that service US customers"

[teddyFBI]

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the last half of that sentance is "from companies that service US customers"

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What do you mean?
Where's the other half of the sentence then?
Not in the email i got...

[teddyFBI]

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the last half of that sentance is "from companies that service US customers"

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What do you mean?
Where's the other half of the sentence then?
Not in the email i got...

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bump b/c this is an important Q

[ddubois]

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"Unfortunately, Harrah's policy refuses third-party registrations."

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There should be a "... form sites that serve US customers" clause on there, if what my recollection of what I heard on the PokerEdge podcast interview with Jeffery Pollack is accurate.

[JacJacAtk]

If I had to guess, Harrah's management is either insane (not entirely impossible based on past history) or they think they're at significant risk legally for dealing with the online sites directly (or semi-directly, even). The DOJ could certainly have threatened them, for instance.

That said, it will be interesting to see if this only applies to US players (or sites still catering to them). If Party and everyone else can't register people directly either, I can't see the ME field making it to even a quarter of last year's levels.

[sigurrostyp]

Is this just for American players who have qualified at Pokerstars or all players??