Re: Media Coverage of AP scanal: Good thing or bad thing
I wish this could have been done quietly. Once that super handhistory file was found the balance of power changed. As I'd hoped all a long, i think the people ripped off, the people who hold 2p2/p5s sway and some stat geeks should have all gone somewhere else and discussed this. The power to make this blow up or keep to keep this reasonable would be in our/their hands. They money would be returned. Online poker wouldnt have died. It would be just quiet enough that nytimes/msnbc wouldnt be ahold of it yet.
There is still the very long term problem of accountability. With the new balance of power I think they could demand AP to shut down indeffinitely. Do a number of real independant audits. Then hold a discussion with the relevant poker players, AP and the heads of other poker sites. As a community we could make a public statement with our spin before the mass media gets ahold.
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