Well, not sure how many players have the same intrests as me, but I will give it a shot.

Now since there is no advertising at the WSOP for stars, this should allow them to now run sattelites to the smaller events IMO. They dont have to worry about IF one of their players will go deep or maybe even win the main event, since they cant advertise anyhow.

If anyone shares my sentiments, go ahead and drop a line in this thread if you dont mind.

Hopefully some of the other sites would do the same, if the advertising factor is irrelevant, and give some of their lower limit customers a chance to play in the WSOP.

I think the issue is bigger than if they will run sats to the lower buy in events. I am a bit more disturbed by the fact that Harrahs finds it important to say they will not allow advertisment from a legitimate company like stars or FT.

This is complete fucking bullshit. And the online community needs to understand just how dangerous of an assualt this is.

"Harrah's must follow the guidance of federal law and statement gaming regulators in conducting its business... Harrahs' position does not affect advertising that may or may not be carried by media companies that cover the event, as they aren't subject to the same gaming-regulatory requirements as Harrah's is."

What the hell is that. Who came to Harrah's and said "You know what you can't allow Stars and FT to advertise through your event" NOBODY. They made this choice. What 'regulatory requirements' are there that says who and who can't advertise with Harrahs.

Gosh...It sure seems that Harrahs does not value the relationship they have with the partner companies that made their event what it is today.

This is a slap in the face. And another reason why things like "advisory boards" are attempting to kill online poker.

Harrah's has to abide by federal regulations. I found the article very encouraging. If I understand it correctly, stars and Tilt can still run commercials and the players can still wear .net clothing. That's a good thing.

seems like its just a mattrer of time until stars and full tilt pull from US market.

I think you need to look at the bigger picture for Harrah's.Their interests do not lie in protecting online poker sites. Their interests lie in protecting their investments. Right now the laws regarding online gaming are shady at best.

IfI was Harrah's there is no way I would jepordize my gaming liscences in any way. I would definitely error on the side of caution. Do you have any idea how much money Harrah's makes outside of poker? That revenue is their first priority. Not protecting the rights of online poker players.

LEEEEEE come on man..

F harrahs.

Move all wsop events to the isle of man and antigua.

rank leeeee.

Harrahs will take buy-ins from players that qualified on stars/FTP/etc. (Of course, as long as they meet the new buy-in rules where the money does not come directly from the poker site.) And with those buy-ins, Harrahs will collect the tourney fee.

Fair enough.

Harrah's will sell the broadcast rights for the WSOP to ESPN, knowing that Stars/FTP/etc. pay the advertising dollars that fund that purchase. Harrahs will not give a dime of that revenue to the people that actually appear on the ESPN WSOP coverage.

Fair enough.

Harrahs will not allow Stars/FTP/etc. to put branded clothing on players because there is no Harrahs-related fee involved.

Is that fair?

I understand if Harrahs doesn't want to be associated with "illegal" poker sites. If that is the case, then Harrahs should eliminate all associations with the sites. Don't take their money in the form of buy-ins or advertising funded broadcast rights either.

Amen!

Someone international needs to arrange a new WSOP. Maybe the Super Bowl of Poker (SBOP) and hold it outside the US. All the online sites can hold satellites to it, all the pros would go to it. Before long it'll become the new event to crown the world champion regardless of what the WSOP in the US is doing.

The thing that absolutely boggles my mind is that our retarded government officials are more worried about online poker and gay marriage than the staggering deficit and our colossal waste of lives and tax dollars in Iraq.

There's a lot of misinformation in here guys.

First, the Nevada Gaming Commission is the one in the past who has told Harrahs they can not accept .com advertising. I'm pretty sure it's pressure from the Nevada Gaming Commission that is also putting pressure on Harrahs regarding .net

Also, pokerstars and others not being able to buy in players has been the rule for several years, this is nothing new.

If the DOJ comes after ESPN, ESPN can just pay a fine and move on.

If Harrahs goes completely against the Nevada Gaming Commission, they could lose their license.....over something that doesn't make them much money in the grand scheme of things.

I think Harrahs is going to put together a pretty good event given the circumstances. Give them a break.

And the political contributions to Frist...come on, give me a break. You think $60k given to Frist is what it takes to get online gaming banned? lol, yeah right. What about the fact that Bill First was the Majority Leader of the Senate and was talking about running for President? Pretty good guy to have on your side, don't you think? Giving him money would be a good idea.

So one of the major casinos wants online gaming banned.......so they give $60k to Frist to get it done????? Hilarious. Maybe MGM should have given $65k to someone else to keep it legal...lol

Getting things done in DC takes hundreds of thousands of dollars guys.