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Originally Posted by Tendencies
You sound like the typical bumhunter who thinks that online poker sites are there for you to make a living. In my opinion Party Poker are right to do what they did for this simple reason.... They're an "entertainment company".
"Entertainment" Where's the entertainment if you're a recreational player sitting down with your weekly $50 deposit only to be swarmed by sharks and you get to play for 5-10 minutes before your money is gone.
"Company" Yes, Party Poker are a company just in case you didn't know. They are here to make a profit and if it means preventing the bumhunters from allowing the recreational players generate as much rake as possible then that's what they're entitled to do.
Part of the allure of poker is that someone has the ability to improve their skill, get better at the game, and make a lot of money doing so. The party poker system turns poker into a skill game where the smartest players win the most, into a casino game no different than roulette, three card poker, or slots. You really think that's a good idea?
Casual gamblers have roughly a million different games that allow them to have entertainment while slowly losing money to the house. Gamblers have ONE* option for a game where their skill edge can actually allow them to win: Poker.
I say to all casual gamblers out there: You can have your million games of chance. All I want is my one game of skill. Isn't that fair enough?
* Okay, there are actually two, with the other one being live blackjack (online versions reshuffle after every hand and thus don't allow a count) but casinos will kick you out if they catch you winning at live Blackjack, so I didn't count it.