Good theory, might also be one of the reasons Lee left Cake.. Neither UB nor Cake are expected to be legal in the US market if regulation occurs.. It does seem though the chances of there being regulation in the near future seem small, but this could be part of the decision making process..

hellmuth is sponsored by aria

I see Annie Duke being viable for branding and marketing for a couple reasons.
1- She is the most notable female poker player ever
2- She is possibly the most successful female poker player ever.
3- She is a She (market to females)
4- She is known for Celebrity Apprentice (cross marketing)

I was thinking the same thing about Duke/PH. Another possibility for them/lee leaving, is cake/UB don't think they can compete in the US market, if regulation happens. Maybe they will focus their marketing dollars elsewhere. Those 3 people are big assets to possible US poker rooms. They could have larger opportunities ahead or don't agree with leaving US.

fwiw, I ate paint chips 2.

i have to admit that if theres a blackout period i think the idea of online qualifiers into every single wsop event/circuit event etc would be insanely popular with fish and pros alike and would be huge successes

 

Originally Posted by SaulGood

i have to admit that if theres a blackout period i think the idea of online qualifiers into every single wsop event/circuit event etc would be insanely popular with fish and pros alike and would be huge successes

so you think giving away a bunch of your income is a good thing?

i realize i dont know you, but i know you from the tables and youre a reg, so would it be bad for you if you couldnt grind it out?

seems pretty incorrect...as the national internet poker bill is pretty dead...

 

Originally Posted by Dissident

I see Annie Duke being viable for branding and marketing for a couple reasons.
1- She is the most notable female poker player ever (Jen Harman)
2- She is possibly the most successful female poker player ever. Jen Harman
3- She is a She (market to females) Debatable
4- She is known for Celebrity Apprentice (cross marketing)

fine

1/4 is ok i guess

 

Originally Posted by shallowcal

i wonder why howard hasnt hooked her up yet......

because he has jen...

 

Originally Posted by tank0288

they both going to ftp

I don't see this happening.

 

Originally Posted by Gags30

seems pretty incorrect...as the national internet poker bill is pretty dead...

Can somebody clarify this. What is "dead" about it? My understanding is that it didn't make it to a vote on the floor in this last session. Obviously if we expected the political process to continue along during congress's next session, then we wouldn't be calling it dead. What happened that has made everybody believe that negotiations wont continue to happen until a bill is passed? Senator Reid burned up all his politacal capital, got close, now his constituents aren't returning his calls about it, so he's dropped it from his priorities? I have no idea what "pretty dead" means. What did the PPA say?

I agree PH and AD would make good marketing icons, except what KP said. Why Caesar's instead of Harrah's or something?

 

Originally Posted by gjallen1975

I agree PH and AD would make good marketing icons, except what KP said. Why Caesar's instead of Harrah's or something?

harrah's is now under the caesars brand, a bunch of casino companies merged

 

Originally Posted by gjallen1975

Can somebody clarify this. What is "dead" about it? My understanding is that it didn't make it to a vote on the floor in this last session. Obviously if we expected the political process to continue along during congress's next session, then we wouldn't be calling it dead.

The reason it is practically dead is because of the politics of the issue. While the bill may seem to have appeal to Republicans (especially considering the free market, pro-capitalist, Libertarian appeal) they are generally opposed to it because it is sponsored by Democrats. Setting that aside, there are enough southern conservatives who have to rely on the religious base to fund their elections that they have to oppose it on the "all gambling is bad" aspects.

Since the bill couldn't pass when the Democrats had a 60-40 majority in the Senate, there's even less chance it will pass in the 52-48 Democratic controlled senate. Can Majority Leader Reid bring it back up for a vote? Sure he can. Does that mean it's likely to make it past a fillibuster threat, or even pass if cloture is reached? No.

Unfortunately this bill has a lot of hot political points in it. If the Senate could vote anonymously on it, I bet it would pass... but since there is a record and we live in a time where all politics are cutthroat and blown out of proportion, it doesn't seem likely.

As for Caesar's/WSOP sponsorship, I think the idea that that would carry free entry into circuit events around the country might be enough to sway Hellmuth and/or Duke to sign on, even if there isn't an online presence today. I'm sure that if Caesar's feels there is a possibility of online reality in the next five years that they'd be willing to sign Phil just to tie him up until they get a chance to go live, and use him to build their B&M presence along with their overseas money site and US free site.

U might be on 2 something

i'd bet on this

 

Originally Posted by gjallen1975

Can somebody clarify this. What is "dead" about it? My understanding is that it didn't make it to a vote on the floor in this last session. Obviously if we expected the political process to continue along during congress's next session, then we wouldn't be calling it dead. What happened that has made everybody believe that negotiations wont continue to happen until a bill is passed? Senator Reid burned up all his politacal capital, got close, now his constituents aren't returning his calls about it, so he's dropped it from his priorities? I have no idea what "pretty dead" means. What did the PPA say?

I agree PH and AD would make good marketing icons, except what KP said. Why Caesar's instead of Harrah's or something?

Because people don't think it holds any chance in a Republican controlled Congress