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Originally Posted by ZenForest
I hope the cheaters get BANNED FOR LIFE from ANY Casino !
Regardless of who they turn out to be, and who they know in the Poker World.
Time for an end to "slap on the wrist" punishments and 2nd chances for cheaters in the Poker World.
I hear Mike Sexton advocating dress codes at Final Tables, so that we may be taken more seriously by corporate sponsors.......We need to 1st police ourselves better, and not be so tolerant of scumbags and cheaters in this industry......otherwise, it's all for not.
Hallelujah Zen!
When I posted sentiments like this during previous cheating scandals, (e.g. Doc Sands during the recent WSOP Main Event - not to mention all the online cheating), I was met with a lot of "Meh!" and stony silence. I had the distinct feeling that I was whistling in the wind and nobody gave a sh*t.
Now that the cheating suddenly affects 4,800+ people - and 27 probably very unhappy close-to-the-final-table players - people seem to suddenly care about the cheating problem.
Not that I agree with Sheldon Adelson on anything, (including dropping nuclear bombs in the desert over in Iran), but as long as the poker industry looks the other way and continues to coddle these cheaters, I will be encouraging my elected representatives NOT to legalize internet poker in the United States. That's my bottom line for supporting the legalization of internet poker. The casino industry has to crack down - and crack down hard - on cheaters and cheating. Until I see famous cheaters (like Men the Master) being prosecuted and sentenced to hard jail time, we're just as well off with no poker at all.
Broken Back Alan of Huntsville