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Originally Posted by Chef BoyarPwn
I agree with this
At 1st I HATED , HATEDDDDDDD playing at these "fake" tables.
Something about not having chips in my hand and flying cards into the muck killed me. I mean I played in Vegas for a year so even grinding online was yucky to me.
But seriously , getting in so many hands an hour and no tips eating into your profit margin is kind of nice. You can't act out of turn , you can't expose cards , dealers can't burn and turn too soon , there's no language barrier for the most part. The screen lights up and you press your button. It's universal.
If the room turned into 100% live dealers I wouldn't complain at all , but until then .... it's not that bad
The only real downfall is all the idiots who think it's rigged since it's on a computer , who 100% are losing players/fish/the donations , won't play or at least won't rebuy or play for long
I agree.
This weekend I noticed a few different players that got some chips from downstairs so they could shuffle them at the poker table. I guess being able to play with the chips makes them feel better. Maybe if it catches on, more people will be happier with the PokerPro tables.
I went to the PokerTek website about a month ago and read about the certification process (done by an independent company) and that the PokerPro machines are indeed random, and that they have been approved by Nevada Gaming Commission, etc as random.
If Harrah's Cherokee or PokerTek had a
any brains, they would have a bunch of brochures in the Cherokee poker room explaining the PokerPro independent certification process. Also, they should open up somewhat about the how the decks are initially built, cut, cards burned, etc inside the computer. They can do this without sacrificing security and without giving away trade secrets. This is PokerTek's
only hope of staying in business.
PokerTek (PTEK) is publicly traded and I have read their financial statements and other SEC fillings, and long term prospects are not good. At one time shares of PTEK were about $40 per share, but now are at $0.72. If they don't get their stock price over $1.00 they may be de-listed from NASDAQ (on July 11, 2012 PokerTek received a warning letter from NASDAQ, and have a 180 day grace period).
Most PokerPro tables are not casino owned and are operated and maintained by PokerTek in some sort of lease or operating agreement.
Last edited by Roger_888; 10-14-2012 at 09:17 PM.