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Originally Posted by BIRDKING
'Approved Operators' charging $10 rake, no thanks. Pokerstars suits me just fine, I couldn't care less if other Australians aren't playing in great numbers.
you probably should because as a whole, australian punters are extremely stupid. We would have the softest poker economy there is
The rake would'nt jump to $10 per hand, thats just a stupid statement.
It would increase though, but if the rakeback/rewards were also moved in line and it was legal/advertised, then its a great thing for all Australian players.
At the moment it is extremely dead. Even the live scene is suffering. Crown has gone from running six to seven 2/5 tables a night to running 1 and maybe 2 on weekends, and theyre terrible reg filled games. Dont say its because of the rake increase, for one it wasnt a massive jump, two they've actually lowered it recently and third most of the players in those games didnt even know the pots were raked
The Australian poker economy is dead. I would rather see someone push it over the edge on the front page and flip a coin on a booming economy or our own black friday than continue on the path we are on