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Originally Posted by LeapFrog
I have to agree with cheer here. This approach is not going to win any converts to the PPA or motivate players to get involved. In fact you are going to turn a lot of people off.
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Originally Posted by cheer
It was an attempt at a FAQ for poker players in MN. "...impact on us poker players "
This story just came to my attention today and I, as well as many other people, have questions. How dare you stand on your high chair telling me that I am being selfish to ask questions that directly impact my life and family.
This story just came to EVERYBODY's attention today. And Its not your concern for your life or you family that bothered me (quite the contrary, concern for every MN - and US - poker player's life and family is at the heart of my thinking). What bothered me was your response to that concern which I read to be "help me learn how to get around this." Kind of like if MN was going to pass a law making beer illegal and your post was "where do I find information on secret home brewing techniques."
While temporary end-runs are always possible when it comes to the internet, is that what we should concentrate on now? Once you figure one work-around, the authorities will figure a way to stop it. Then you figure a new work-around, and the authorities stop that one.... and so on. A rather bleak future for poker I think.
In other words, if this action by MN holds up politically and legally, it really does not matter whether you know how to get a VPN, or can proxy your play from a computer you rent in Costa Rica and access remotely. Those "solutions" will be temporary at best. And further, just how long do you think reputable sites will continue to allow US players if such methods are the only ways US players can get connected to the site?
I am not standing on any sort of "high chair" nor attempting to win "converts." I am telling you that if this action by MN is successful it is pretty much the end of online poker in the US. Therefore we need to concentrate on not letting it happen rather than thinking about ways to get around it if it does.
If that offends you so be it, but it was not meant to offend.
Skallagrim