Any hope for party returning?

[NeBlis]

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If and when we get legal US poker sites. The new sites by Harrahs, MGM, etc will make Party look like the ugl,y poorly coded, nitemare craphole that it was. We just need the fishpond of Party not actual party poker to return

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Are you kidding? A NIGHTMARE? I hardly think so. Party did a great job of marketing their product, and they got the fish pond and player base as a result. Unfortunately they did a piss poor job of protecting that player base.

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Party had alot of players. But I could take the base code and in one week have a site that didn't look and feel like complete ass.
I am saying that the new sites .. when they finaly come will make Party look like a joke.

[ICMoney]

Party lost most of its fish, there is no rakeback, the support is awful and they jumped ship.

Hope they don't come back.

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[wims]

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Party lost most of its fish, there is no rakeback, the support is awful and they jumped ship.

Hope they don't come back.

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What are you talking about, party is crammed full of fish

[gettinpoorer]

Bring on regulated online poker! I'll pay the taxes if it means insta-deposits/cashouts. It's hard enough to deposit now that only the players who THINK they are good make the effort. If it's totally legalized and marketed like B&M casinos currently are, the online poker rooms will fill up with even more people who THINK they are good and scads of folks who KNOW they aren't good. I can't see a downside to this...

[Punker]

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big money casinos (mgm, harrah's etc) will become major players very quickly

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More likely places like Google and Yahoo would dominate.

[Legislurker]

I think you are really extrapolating things too far. Yes, Yahoo and google are good comapnies with a big net presence. But, unless you are GE run by Jack Welch, it is hard to run a lot of things well. Departments compete for resources, argue with bosses, become territorial, and don't always put out a good product when they aren't part of the core business. I think you underestimate how much these companies have learned running online poker rooms. Party, Stars, Paradise, bwin, et al who had good brands and products will still be formidable and leaders in a more crowded field. To be a good virtual cardroom, you have to have it be your focus. In a larger business, you have to justify speding(bonuses, programmers, support, etc) with profits, usually now. So I don't see Yahoo or Google, or even Harrah's coming in with the attitude Party came in with to unseat Paradise. And basic economics always gives a first mover an advantage. Don't write off the leaders we have, and don't expect them to sell out without a HUGE markup.