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Worked out well huh?

I suppose the difference is that we learned from our mistake and established and donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to a lobbying group to ensure it doesn't happen again.

Maybe what we do? Their have been countless attempts by U.S. legislatures to sneak anti-gambling bills into law and the PPA has battled them every step of the way. You're telling me in 6 months you couldn't organize any form of influential protest (Which obviously you could've, because you're doing it now.) You don't think having every French player boycott Pokerstars for months would influence legislatures decision to impose ridiculous licensing fee's?

A .com protest won't do ****. You need to keep blocking/protesting .FR to express your discontent to the government. Stars is not an innocent victim, they knew what they were getting into. If Stars and every poker site has to leave the French market then your gov't will be forced take action. Ramp up the pressure and you should get results IMO, gl.

FYI, we had no idea the rake was to be raise until the .fr sites were online. The whole law was implemented aburdly quickly b/c the bill also concerned sport betting (and the govt obviously wanted it implemented before the wc), so not only were we completely kept in the dark but two months ago everyone was thinking .fr sites wouldn't be there until october or sth similar.

And lol@organizing an influential protest, you have no clue about any culture other than America its so funny, the image of poker in Europe is totally different and the proportion of poker players in the population is ridiculously tiny compared to the US.

Finally, a .com strike obviously hurts ps'image, even someone as clueless as you should see why it will actually do ****.

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07-11-2010 , 03:27 PM

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BaleineBleue

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And lol@organizing an influential protest, you have no clue about any culture other than America its so funny,

This

There's no such think like lobbying and influential protest in France

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07-11-2010 , 04:02 PM

#179

RakeWins

centurion

Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 103

wow im always late for the strike

a post in french sub-forums could help

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07-11-2010 , 05:11 PM

#180

spike420211

banned

Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 9,509

congrats 2 Spain on the cup.
currently on pokerstars.com, sitting out 12 tables.
vive le grrrrrrr.
update:20 tables.

guyz... i got 6 hours to polish off 35 ftp's @ tilt...
how long i gotta keep this up?

Last edited by spike420211; 07-11-2010 at 05:28 PM.

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07-11-2010 , 05:15 PM

#181

bbbusted

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Go Go Go 2+2 Members, Frenches support you !

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07-11-2010 , 05:25 PM

#182

c3b

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Viva espana

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07-11-2010 , 05:29 PM

#183

Steve_Holt!

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good job, comrades.

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07-11-2010 , 05:31 PM

#184

kelnel

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Originally Posted by spike420211

i dont think it has started yet bro. its 11 pm GMT u gotta strike...
i think its in half an hour. right? or am i tottally off and just dumb?

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07-11-2010 , 05:38 PM

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spike420211

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07-11-2010 , 05:39 PM

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yesw3can

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Originally Posted by spike420211

congrats 2 Spain on the cup.
currently on pokerstars.com, sitting out 12 tables.
vive le grrrrrrr.
update:20 tables.
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At what limits?

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07-11-2010 , 05:40 PM

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novahunterpa

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This strike seems pretty disorganized, the thread in the zoo say it's from 4pm - 7pm GMT

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/28...pm-7pm-823776/

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07-11-2010 , 05:43 PM

#188

spike420211

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Originally Posted by yesw3can

At what limits?

micro, .02/.05, .05/.10, .01/.02.
All I can afford, sry.

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07-11-2010 , 05:44 PM

#189

ElChiko

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QUbB...layer_embedded

Thanks you

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07-11-2010 , 05:44 PM

#190

ElChiko

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If you can make screenshot, i post this on the official french thread

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07-11-2010 , 05:49 PM

#191

yesw3can

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Originally Posted by spike420211

micro, .02/.05, .05/.10, .01/.02.
All I can afford, sry.

Good job!But its better if u sit at 6 max tables cos its easier to breake table with 5 more ppl

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07-11-2010 , 05:52 PM

#192

spike420211

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Originally Posted by yesw3can

Good job!But its better if u sit at 6 max tables cos its easier to breake table with 5 more ppl

ok, I'll re-setup

update: all 20 tables @ 6-max.

Last edited by spike420211; 07-11-2010 at 06:01 PM.

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07-11-2010 , 05:57 PM

#193

LirvA

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open letter from Skallagrim to french players
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/57...layers-826922/

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07-11-2010 , 05:58 PM

#194

Skallagrim

PPA Board Member/LSN Dir

Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6,713

I have thought about this situation for quite some time.

While I wholeheartedly support my fellow Poker Players in France with respect to changing the horrible and stupid law they were just subjected too, I cannot agree that disrupting PokerStars.com is a legitimate means of achieving that noble result.

PokerStars is not the enemy. In fact, they are possibly the best ally players could have in a situation like this. Trying to bully PokerStars into trying to bully the French government is not, IMHO, going to be an effective tactic.

I am more than willing to listen to other ways in which I can help the effort in France, but not this one.

I have made a very lengthy post of my reasoning in the legislation forum: http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/57.../#post20161343 and I invite further discussion of the matter.

Skallagrim

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07-11-2010 , 05:58 PM

#195

blueodum

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.com boycott/sit out begins in one hour (right now it is almost 22:00 GMT).

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07-11-2010 , 06:01 PM

#196

RiverPlay

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Originally Posted by KlaSuu

Lol at people against this

1. Online poker's rake is ridiculous. The profit margins gaming sites have are HUUUGGGEEE. Pokerstars openly stated a couple of years back that they make 50c of profit for every dollar of revenue.

2. The whole french rake thing is a big big concern, not only can this happen to other country's but the new rake is ridiculous and YES, Pokerstars can take at least part of this tax on their behalf.

3. Writing a letter to the government ? Oh yes that works all the time, you just send a nice little letter to Mr. President and trust me, he WILL read it, he WILL reply, and he WILL take action. trust me, it's true. Seriously GTFO, since when does governments care about poker players ?

4. Write a letter to Pokerstars ? Yeah that works ****ing good too, they always reply (they almost allways do actually) with a nice "Thank you for your concern, we'll take this into consideration". In other words, the person reading it just used the standard reply #17 and went on with his day.

5. How else are we supposed to protest ? This have proven already to seriously alarm the website, blocking out tables = no rake = no money. They are seriously scared about this and we are already getting some results. 500 random people protesting against the government by sending letters doesn't work as well as 10 CEO's of big Gaming industries that bring a LOT of tax to the government.

6. Quit play on PS : Yeah right, they just increased, the price of the Big Mac by 1$, you're pissed off, you're not going to McDonald's anymore. What changed ? Mr McDonalds keeps making manies and you won't eat Big Macs but 8 billion other people are still eating Big Macs, except for the other 100 000 pissed off people.

The sit-out method is working great. If you want things to get better, participate. If you don't give a **** and are happy about the rake you're paying, the higher rake you might be paying in the future, and other problems, then sure, go and have fun playing and be pissed off for 6 hours while some people are trying to accomplish something.

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07-11-2010 , 06:06 PM

#197

CondeDeTepepan

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so no strike yet? should i leave tables n be back in 1 hour?

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07-11-2010 , 06:07 PM

#198

spike420211

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Originally Posted by CondeDeTepepan

so no strike yet? should i leave tables n be back in 1 hour?

for any of u americans:
look me up under <find-a-player>. I am sitting out on 20 6-max tables.

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07-11-2010 , 06:09 PM

#199

Transa

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allez les bleus

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07-11-2010 , 06:11 PM

#200

CondeDeTepepan

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Originally Posted by spike420211

for any of u americans:
look me up under <find-a-player>. I am sitting out on 20 6-max tables.

why not block 1/2 instead of micros?

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