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Old 02-27-2012, 11:41 PM   #31
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Not True. Plenty of Fish will play lottery run sites with high rake. Most of them hardly even have an idea that rake even exists. High rake will make the game unbeatable even for skilled players and with no RB deals it will be unplayable.

So then you say let it be broken....they Feds will step in and fix it......

Ya because they had the 50K american (and non american even) pros best interests in mind for black friday.

Let the lottery take over....trying to get it changed will be even more unlikely...we will then have a new enemy to add to the list.....States and Govs and Reps who's states are raking big profits......ya they will be all for a free market.....they wont let that go for anything.
Lottery is already an enemy, they won't get extra votes to oppose a federally regulated free market as a reward for creating a monopoly.

If no state creates a lottery ran monopoly it will be a good thing, we will get free market poker with no need to grease the federal palms, it just might take a little longer for the player pools to merge.

If any state does try to create a monopoly that would also be a good thing, as the federal government will need to break it up or risk having the courts do it for them, and the player pools will be merged sooner.

There is really no such thing as a bad state authorization bill, but a bloated federal bill which protects the market for the big casinos would be a complete disaster.
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Old 02-28-2012, 09:35 AM   #32
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Has PA been talked about, and where they stand on this? I haven't seen much mention about it around any of these threads.
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Old 02-28-2012, 02:55 PM   #33
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so if NV & DC have passed state legislation, what are the sites waiting for?
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Old 02-28-2012, 04:00 PM   #34
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no thanks, mr bharara
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Old 02-28-2012, 06:40 PM   #35
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so if NV & DC have passed state legislation, what are the sites waiting for?
Nevada must approve licenses, test software, etc.
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Old 02-28-2012, 07:11 PM   #36
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Nevada must approve licenses, test software, etc.
Plus DC has already repealed their legislation. EZ come EZ go.
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Old 02-28-2012, 07:13 PM   #37
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Has PA been talked about, and where they stand on this? I haven't seen much mention about it around any of these threads.
PA unlikely to do anything to jeopardize/alienate their mega cash cow lottery industry - best case scenario is that they are in a "wait and see mode".
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Old 02-28-2012, 08:23 PM   #38
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Nevada must approve licenses, test software, etc.
any info on this? Who has applied? Eta?
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Old 02-28-2012, 08:56 PM   #39
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Wouldn't it be funny if Alabama ends up with online poker? We don't have lottery.

(I'm not holding my breath.)
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Old 02-28-2012, 10:22 PM   #40
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Wouldn't it be funny if Alabama ends up with online poker? We don't have lottery.

(I'm not holding my breath.)
I'd gladly take that. A state full of Auburn fans is bound to have plenty of bad poker players
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Old 03-02-2012, 02:52 PM   #41
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A clause in state law prohibits approval of no-limit and pot-limit cash games in Minnesota, instead limiting bets in a cash game to $60, would be repealed in at least one of the proposed racino bills that is tied into a debate on a football stadium. Whether there votes are there for an alternative to the electronic pull tabs proposed to pay the state share of the new stadium is unclear at this time, and the legislature would like to adjourn by the end of the month (the constitutional deadline is in May).
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Old 03-02-2012, 03:34 PM   #42
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yay yay
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Old 03-02-2012, 05:32 PM   #43
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any info on this? Who has applied? Eta?
Here's the deal: Fertitta asks for online poker

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Another company said Thursday that it has asked Nevada regulators for permission to run online poker games.

In a statement announcing its application to the Nevada Gaming Control Board, Fertitta Interactive said it supports regulation for online poker and wants to offer the game in "a safe and well-regulated online environment."

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Old 03-02-2012, 06:07 PM   #44
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You can see a list of the companies that have applied for a NV license so far in this CardPlayer article.
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Old 03-02-2012, 09:58 PM   #45
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A clause in state law prohibits approval of no-limit and pot-limit cash games in Minnesota, instead limiting bets in a cash game to $60, would be repealed in at least one of the proposed racino bills that is tied into a debate on a football stadium. Whether there votes are there for an alternative to the electronic pull tabs proposed to pay the state share of the new stadium is unclear at this time, and the legislature would like to adjourn by the end of the month (the constitutional deadline is in May).
Fellow Minnesotan very interested in this. Is there any link I can go to to follow this?
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