Poker Boom With UK Regulation

[Doom_Switch]

With the UK regulations coming into full effect in less than two weeks do people expect another poker boom? Are major players entering the maket MGM/Yahoo?

[oldbookguy]

Yahoo has already launched.

obg

[hollaballa]

the US casinos aren't entering the UK online market....at least not MGM.

[redbeard]

Has anyone heard why U.S. casinos aren't attempting to enter the U.K. market. I suppose they might be worried about protectionist tariffs in retaliation for the U.S. legislation from last year.

[oldbookguy]

they will be, first they need a non US facing site like Yahoo does.

This is ALL good news for us really, do you think the UK will sit by and let U S companies run Poker and Sports Betting there while UK companies are barred from the US?

Yahoo uses Yahoo.com/uk
http://uk.poker.games.yahoo.net/yaho...ity/index.html

Same for AOL, they now host sports betting.
not live yet but story here:

http://www.bookmakersreview.com/c/Ne...g_partnership/

obg

[DrewOnTilt]

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This is ALL good news for us really, do you think the UK will sit by and let U S companies run Poker and Sports Betting there while simultaneously arresting and jailing executives of legitimate UK businesses for offering the same services to US citizens?

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fixed your post brotha

[Coy_Roy]

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This is ALL good news for us really, do you think the UK will sit by and let U S companies run Poker and Sports Betting there while UK companies are barred from the US?

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That really is an excellent point.

[Ricky B]

Of the "major sites" serving the US market (Poker Stars, Full Tilt, Bodog, Ultimate Bet), can anyone confirm which are approved for UK advertising?

I understand Poker Stars is in, Full Tilt is out, have not heard regarding Bodog or UB... any others?

[Legislurker]

None of them. Bodog would get in if Antigua gets on the whitelist. Im not sure where FT is located off the top of my head, but several have Kanahawke licenses, and if they get on the whitelist they could.

[Doom_Switch]

Are there any British based sites planning on opening September 1st?