I have been playing the etables at Four Winds Casino and I think the "addiction factor" is something which has not been mentioned, that the financial backers and manufacturers may see as a sort of "Ace in the hole" toward etable proliferation and profits. Specifically, I am referring to visual aspects of how the hands "pop up" and disappear" 24/7 non stop. It's the non-stop angle which I find interesting and my belief, the period between hands being dealt can be accelerated, which would make the entire scenario more severe.

For those who have some hours of playing Holdem on electronic poker tables, what do you think may be the "addiction probability" on playing etables? Higly probable? Not probable? Slightly probable?

(Posting this, because of "weird feelings / gotta get back there" after playing some sessions which total over thirty hours. I have way too many years of playing poker, to have feelings like that. In fact, haven't felt like that in YEARS!)

Why would this be any different from playing online?

Off the top of my head, it's a lot easier to get your money onto one of these tables than online.

Everytime I play at my local casino (Crown in Melb, Aus) I see the same woman playing these etables, i've only played live about a dozen times but she has been there EVERY time, no joke.
Having played with her once (im certain shes an overall loser) made me realise how sick she was. She comes in after work at 5ish and sometimes stays till the next morning a like 5-6am complaining how shes going to be tired for work...but still stays.
Whats best is that everybody who plays the etables knows her and sees her as a decent player

Not everywhere is the US. I can get money online faster that I can flag down a cab to go to the casino..

i only saw one of these tables at the bike today,and im sure it was 5-10 blinds....

in this case the ppl playing have a few KKSsss so i want to say its not much of a problem...

but still its only an accelerated version of the live table... could you make the same argument about shuffle-machines?

Hmm, what's an etable? Never heard of it, is it like a regular live table but with electronic shuffling/dealing of cards/betting? How do you view your cards and bet?

Certainly sounds interesting.

its like playing at a internet poker at a casino.... you all brought a lapton to play on and sat at the same table.