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Originally Posted by Tom Hall
Poker in Asia is always about regulatory matters in the live environment. It would go mental if legal on the ground in Vietnam as there is a good understanding of the game but can't see that happening anytime soon. Poker is reasonably strong in the Philippines which ha slots of physical poker rooms, probably 30+ now, but online isn't licensed and regulated. Korea also has poker rooms in a few casinos, but only foreigners in Korea can play which is a little odd. Sorry too tired to give a comprehensive answer now.
what are your thoughts on the exploding club scene in Mainland? Obviously all grey or outright underground now. I like the model the owner of BSOP accomplished in Brazil where he got poker approved as a mind sport.
Yes on Vietnam. not an expert on regulatory matters there, but there has been a lot of interest there of late.
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Originally Posted by ViktorH
I'd guess the area around solaire casino in Manila could explode within 2-3 years seeing as there's three massive casinos being built in the area atm.
also the competition from the other casinos would be good just for getting the bloody rake and cap lower.
manila certainly a poker hot spot.
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Originally Posted by vexican
What about a hybrid? Have the physical chips on the table, but also an electronic counter/tracker for each seat. Each chip would have some RFID thingie inside it, which automatically updates the electronic counter whenever it enters/leaves a range that is specific to each seat. This would minimize human error and players would accurately know each other's stacksizes, both of which would speed up the game. This might even help prevent the use of counterfeit chips.
Obviously can't do this with cash, but it's an idea that we can build on.
interesting idea but remember tables games in Macau are constrained by not only table cap, but requirement that croupiers be local. When new properties open in Cotoi late 2015/2016, estimates for shortfall of croupiers are quite problematic. Baccarat always going to win those discussions as they allocate resources.
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Originally Posted by Tom Hall
PTLou, Danny and the Stars guys are doing a great job over there and Winfred and Pokerking the same. Its a battle with poker in Macau and will never really change whilst the table cap issue exists. There has been talk of the electronic tables, but as you all know it's not really the same experience.
Agreed on experience of no physical chips being different. people play poker for all sorts of different reasons. Looking at all the new cash games that spread on PokerPro during Stars events at COD ($10/$20NL... $20/$40PLO). Very solid games and the players have been enthusiastic about the technology and seem to appreciate being able to play cash at limits they can afford. the technology is sort of irrelevant and just an enabler, they just want to play poker, imo.
would you agree that this can be nothing but positive for poker ecosystem in Macau?
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Originally Posted by Hong Kong
If you have any, i would love to hear your thoughts on the potential of online poker in Asia.
great question.
Tom, thanks again for providing a peak into the biggest cash game in the world. Live stream FTW !!!
I'm guessing "least huge" would be more appropriate...
