Forum: Internet Gambling
05-12-2007, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 1,984
Views: 11,396
Re: NL Bots on Full Tilt
This incident has received a great deal of attention, and rightfully so. It would be a mistake, however, to focus excessively on it to the exclusion of bigger issues. Here are a few relevant facts:
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Forum: Poker Legislation
02-22-2007, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 242
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Forum: Poker Legislation
02-22-2007, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 98
Re: Letter from a poker site employee
Bluffdude
"Interested in" doesn't cut it, and "online gambling" might include poker as a very low priority, or not. Where are the sites? When are the sites? "We are considering" is a non-starter...
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Forum: Poker Legislation
02-22-2007, 01:52 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 98
Re: Letter from a poker site employee
Some thought should be given to business models, and I'm sure it has been by the big B&M establishments. Poker is, to them, almost a loss leader compared to slots and casino games. Note "almost."
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Forum: Poker Legislation
02-22-2007, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 80
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Forum: Poker Legislation
02-21-2007, 12:06 PM
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Replies: 167
Views: 1,069
Napster, Denial and Federalism
Napster wasn't illegal per se. However, it did enable bad little boys and girls to violate copyrights and acquire music libraries without paying for them. It was the old "something for nothing" scam...
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Forum: Poker Legislation
02-16-2007, 03:12 PM
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Replies: 70
Views: 271
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Forum: Poker Legislation
02-15-2007, 08:07 PM
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Replies: 118
Views: 426
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Forum: Poker Legislation
02-15-2007, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 303
Re: Myths about UIGEA from \"semi-pro\"
Somewhat off-topic, but perhaps thought provoking.
Wine:
There are two broad categories, imported and domestic. Imported first have to cross the border between the US and the rest of the...
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Forum: Poker Legislation
02-15-2007, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 72
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Forum: Poker Legislation
02-15-2007, 04:40 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 64
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Forum: Poker Legislation
02-13-2007, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 74
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Forum: Beginners Questions
02-12-2007, 11:51 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 160
Re: is this unethical??
Josem.
Wake up. Bluffing, slow playing a strong hand etc. are all integral parts of the game and require no conversation or outright lying with intent. What part of that basic principle are you...
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Forum: Poker Legislation
02-12-2007, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 239
Re: Update from PPA
The PPA: I am reminded of the very old joke about the flea crawling up the elephant's leg with rape on its mind.
Two points out many.
1. Why go after an exemption for Internet poker as a game...
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Forum: Poker Legislation
02-08-2007, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 77
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Forum: Poker Legislation
02-08-2007, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 217
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Forum: Poker Legislation
02-06-2007, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 95
Re: UIGEA Fallout(part 2): Cat & Mouse Games
Whether or not this is a legislative topic is a matter of opinion. I invite you to visit:
http://www.occ.treas.gov/moneylaundering2002.pdf
This will give you some indication, and not a...
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Forum: Poker Legislation
02-06-2007, 04:04 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 97
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Forum: Poker Legislation
02-06-2007, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 258
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Forum: Beginners Questions
02-05-2007, 05:51 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 60
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Forum: Beginners Questions
02-05-2007, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 60
Re: How to figure odds
Some regulars here like to chastise newbies. I suppose it gives then a sense of something or other I wouldn't like to mention. If you are in the wrong place, a nice suggestion to move to the correct...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
02-05-2007, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 71
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Forum: Beginners Questions
02-05-2007, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 98
Views: 429
Re: Are the Cards on Pokerstars Random?
OK. This probably won't add much, but here goes...
People and businesses do irrational things all the time. And illegal things. Any endeavor that involves people (that would be all of them), and...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
02-05-2007, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 57
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Forum: Beginners Questions
02-05-2007, 12:56 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 160
Re: is this unethical??
A lie, is a lie, is a lie. I suppose people think lies add "color" to the game. I believe they are an anachronism from the old days of illegal smoky back room venues where a lie represented the most...
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