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Article: PPA Reacts to 60 Minutes Online Poker Story

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  1. Dan Dan is offline Administrator

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    Dec 8th, 2008 (12/8/2008 9:19pm)

     
  2. 1eyed_Ace 1eyed_Ace is offline

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    Dec 9th, 2008 (12/9/2008 9:45pm) in reply to Dan

    <p>Considering how ugly this is, I am amazed at the whole JB thing.</p>
  3. DiMzZ DiMzZ is offline

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    Dec 10th, 2008 (12/10/2008 5:40am) in reply to Dan

    <p>Is it possible this is happening on Full Tilt or Poker stars?</p>
    <p>Makes you wonder...</p>
  4. aj_law aj_law is offline

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    Dec 10th, 2008 (12/10/2008 9:46am) in reply to Dan

    <p>"An expert panel featuring tournament director Linda Johnson, World Poker Tour Host Mike Sexton, and 2004 World Series of Poker Champion Greg Raymer that profiled the positive side of poker was cut from the show in the days leading up to its airing."</p>
    <p>Nobody's surprised by that, are they?</p>
    <p>Much like most news outlets, they're focused on sensationalism and "breaking a story."  Period.  Showing that side would do nothing to further that.</p>
    <p>People are so quick to write broadcasting companies to complain about programming that they find offensive.  Well, every poker player (and especially industry reps from PS, FTP, PPA, et al.) should do the same here.  Write CBS and complain that their assertion that online poker is illegal was inappropriate, erroneous and irresponsible "journalism."  (term used very loosely here)</p>
  5. jonwlkerblak jonwlkerblak is offline

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    Dec 10th, 2008 (12/10/2008 9:56am) in reply to Dan

    <p>It's scary.... with the fact that people in the know with the ability to cheat have been shown that they wont be punished.... and like they said... these were done in high stakes cash games typically and done in an extremely greedy way that was obvious.</p>
    <p>       To be honest I usually don't venture too much higher than the 10 dollar rebuy's.  But having seen this peice... i won't be before sites are legalized and regulated by the law within the US.   I am worried by how much easier it would be to get away with this in tournaments, the ROI has an excuse to be outrageous in those.  And cheats can keep recruiting players to open up new accounts so that another icon of unfair like greycat doesnt appear</p>
  6. X-Men XXL X-Men XXL is offline

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    Dec 10th, 2008 (12/10/2008 4:18pm) in reply to Dan

    <p>Wow... Frightning... if I wouldn't have the sickness I'd stop playing rightnow!</p>
     
  7. lulo1210 lulo1210 is offline

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    Dec 10th, 2008 (12/10/2008 5:28pm) in reply to Dan

    <p>It is possible that some online poker sites makes you feel like you are doing great at poker and then  somehow you are busted and then you make rebuys and dont feel like you can get some of that money back??. </p>
    <p>Sometimes it feels like they want that the player keeps injecting money into the site. Its more rake for them anyways.</p>
    <p>I play live and some of the stuff that happens in internet are almost impossible. </p>
    <p>The excuse is you see more hands playing online. But thats not the point.</p>
    <p>What do you think?</p>
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