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I don't understand why everyone is viewing this as the end of online poker or their "job".. They are trying to block banks + credit card companies from making transfers to online gambling sites. This still leaves Neteller/Firepay/Moneybookers which are used for many other things other than online poker and there will probably be many other options opening up. There are just too many alternative ways to move money for them to stop us from playing online.

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I don't know the language of the bill. But. you are looking at this from the wrong perspective, especially for low and mid steakes players. Think of poker like a pyramid. pyramids have very strong, wide, sturdy bases. With this bill, all casual (read sucky players) won't play because it will be too hard to get money into poker sites. Players will still be able to play. And new players will still come in. But these players will have to be motivated enough to go through all the loopholes required to get money in to the sites. IN other words, these players will be highly motivated to be good players. These won't be players that just want to have a good time messing around on the weekend. So the games will be much, much tougher at the lower levels. And will eventually trickle up to the higher levels. So if you are the very best, no worries. But if you are just extremely good it will affect you severly. And if you are just ok, and getting by because the games are good, you are BUSTO