[Kneel B4 Zod]

the online industry will be mostly blown up in 12 months time, not only in the US but also in Europe.

the US is going to make it very difficult for players to deposit/withdraw (as is already happening) and many European countries will do the same (France is very close already). now, regulation is happening in some places like England and Italy and Sweden, but this is the minority stance.

in 24-36 months times, I think regulation/taxation is likely to occur in some of the areas that ban (like the US and France). however, right now it's easier for countries to completely stop the industry, instead of making intelligent, well thought out regulations.

online poker in some form is here to stay, but the boom years have past in the US and may never *fully* hit Europe as it did here.

live games will continue to prosper, simply b/c millions of people have been exposed to the game very recently, and there will be a need to play legal, safe poker, that online poker may not be able to fill.