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In-depth New York Times article about Black Friday for online poker

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  1. stabbyfoulke stabbyfoulke is offline

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    Apr 21st, 2011 (4/21/2011 1:48pm)

    One of the most in-depth and best written articles I have seen on the subject in the past week.

    http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes...udy-future/?hp
  2. fizzypants fizzypants is offline

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    Apr 21st, 2011 (4/21/2011 2:06pm) in reply to stabbyfoulke

    But players with deposits at the third company charged in the indictment, Absolute Poker (which also offers games under the Ultimate Bet brand) could be at substantially greater risk.
    Unlike Full Tilt Poker and pokerstars, Absolute Poker did not reach an agreement with the Justice department on player funds, and instead has continued to offer games to Americans. The damages that the Department of Justice is seeking from Absolute Poker — $500 million — represent a much higher fraction of their revenues, putting its survival into greater question.
    Nor do players necessarily expect Absolute Poker to act honorably. The company has a reputation in the poker community for unscrupulous behavior, largely because of a scandal in which players with connections to the owners of the sites were alleged to have cheated by playing in the games while having access to every opponent’s cards, essentially making them clairvoyant.

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  3. dscroggs4 dscroggs4 is offline

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    Apr 21st, 2011 (4/21/2011 2:15pm) in reply to fizzypants

    "The D.O.J.’s indictments on Friday were the bookend to Mr. Moneymaker’s fairy tale. If the golden, innocent age of American poker wasn’t already over, it truly is now. Whether there is a another poker boom on the horizon, or the game instead enters a sort of Dark Ages, remains to be seen."



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  4. adamsapple19 adamsapple19 is offline

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    Apr 21st, 2011 (4/21/2011 7:44pm) in reply to stabbyfoulke

    That was a good article.

    Every time I read something official about online poker my stomach turns in disgust. How is it possible that the govt is missing out on extra revenue and the corresponding job-creation here in the States that regulated online poker would bring?

    This would be an amazing issue for ANY candidate to get behind. All the American people care about right now are jobs, the economy, and the deficit, in that order. Regulating a favorite American past time (and skill-game) in it's online form would benefit all three of those areas. It's a win-win. And that article made a great point: these freshmen Republicans don't have the same mindset their 2006 social conservative counterparts did. The old guard of "values voters" is gradually dying out and being replaced by younger, more open-minded people. So why the fuck should we not be able to get something passed? There really is no better time people.

    We need to make sure our voices are heard RIGHT NOW. After you send those emails be sure you email the link to your friends and family. Post it on your FB and twitter or blog or whatever you do. Let the world know how you feel and why.
     
  5. JEG510 JEG510 is offline

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    Apr 21st, 2011 (4/21/2011 8:27pm) in reply to adamsapple19

    Also, contribute to the PPA PAC. The only way legislation gets passed is if political contributions are made to the reps who can make it happen
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