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DJ Ninjah

http://www.cardplayer.com/poker_news/article/3364

I read this article, and I thought to my self, "seems too convenient just to be a coincidence." Harrah's is now launching intranet Texas Holdem poker in it's casinos. Is it just me, or does this seem like a beta run for when the US legalizes online poker? That is, of course, after shutting out Firepay, Neteller, and a host of other major poker sites. What a low point in American government, letting the interests of Harrah's and Paypal (paypal was losing tons of marketshare to neteller) take away the freedom of millions of Americans. I hope when everything is settled, no one walks into a Harrah's casino or online cardroom ever again.

UFO1947 · Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 10:02 am Post subject:

at the same time I want to play online poker.

I think (and hope) Full Tilt we make it to the end of the rainbow cause I'll be here waiting to share in the gold.

griffinlord · Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 10:59 am Post subject:

Somewhere around here I've been saying that the future of internet poker is intrastate poker. I wasn't expecting Harrah's to launch their own in house product, but yeah, this is how it starts.

I was rather thinking folks like FT or UB or whatever, would be licensed by states to provide online poker for state residents. (Look for North Dakota to be an early adopter.) Certain tables would be set aside for residents of the state and you'll be able to play. Maybe you'll play on the "State" skin. Not sure of the details, but you would be limited to playing against others in your state.

It won't take long for states to determine that their residents would play more often and longer, thereby generating more revenue, if their residents could play against folks from neighboring states. Of course, this will lead to interstate compacts, which eventually leads us back to where we are (or were).

The gaming bill already has a carve out for state lotteries, many of which involve cooperation between several states. Once states discover internet poker as a revenue source do you think the gov's will be talking to their state's senators and representatives? Damn straight they will.

Probably will take a few years. Took a good decade or more for the pox we call state lotteries to become common. But it will happen. Might want to put your poker roll in a CD so you have it when they let you play again.

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