***Official PL LC/NC Thread for May***

[TheEngineer]

Originally Posted by LastLife

Thanks TE

Welcome back! :-)

[sajeffe]

Originally Posted by gnvsnk

Again I come back to this. I see Adelson's name everywhere there is opposition to online poker. Question. Will anyone boycott Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza? This will of course have no practical effect on things even if 75% of poker community ignores Sands properties, but what about "in principle"? How silly am I to want to boycott playing in a place that benefits the person who does everything in his power to prohibit iPoker?

Any thoughts?

It's just the last thing I want to be is be unscrupulous.

If I played live poker, yes, I would boycott his properties on principle. It will do absolutely no good as far as helping our cause, but I would never give his properties a penny of my rake. I kinda wish I were a live player just so I could boycott Adelson properties. Haha.

[gnvsnk]

Yeah, this makes complete sense. I mean, yes, at this point, in this situation, even the greatest collective effort will make a little difference, hence this being rather a personal stance. But there are still people who don't know/realize what's going on...

Edit: Made this post in the DSE thread

[TBadr]

put in my $0.02 as well.

[ike hax0r]

Not sure if this deserves its own thread so I will post here first. Skillbet.com is another duplicate poker type site that is advertising itself as legal U.S. online poker.

From the site's FAQ page:

What do you mean by skill game?

All games hosted by SkillBet.com are based on the players' skill as the deciding factor to pick the winner. In skill games, it's your own skill at the game you are playing that will allow you to win the cash or $Tokens staked by other players into the player prize fund.

Do you have a legal opinion regarding SkillBet.com?

Yes. In fact, Marc Zwillinger, the former head of internet gaming enforcement for the US Department of Justice, provided our legal opinion.

Incredibly tilting imo.

[ScreaminAsian]

I have a feeling that the optimal strategy for duplicate poker is gonna be way silly compared to "real" poker strategy. but I loathe the idea too much to even look into it to confirm.

[gnvsnk]

Flying Horse - Gatorrada (Cat-Toast)

[LastLife]

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=6ed_1337610175

[thenewbigmack]

Originally Posted by LastLife

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=6ed_1337610175

Crazy to watch, but they're complete morons

[gnvsnk]

Online poker community vs. US Government

[TheTruthSpeaks]

Originally Posted by gnvsnk

Online poker community vs. US Government

Bad Link

[ScreaminAsian]

FoF's dramatization of what happens when an American child discovers regulated gambling sites exists on the internet

touching the first hair is wagering any amount of money. touching the second hair is winning any amount of money. the ensuing stages are no longer a metaphor.

[gnvsnk]

Originally Posted by TheTruthSpeaks

Bad Link

Hmmm... strange, works for me. But if you say so (pun intended) Online poker community vs. US Government

[jonesse]

http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/23/health...iref=obnetwork

"we are in a national, and perhaps global, Guy Disaster Mode that needs to be noticed and solutions advanced"


What do you bet that part of the solution is to continue the ban on internet poker?

[sajeffe]

Wheeeeeeeeeeee. The Braves' losing streak is over!!