Stars welcomes US players

[2Tone]

[Talking Poker]

Nice.

[lightfungus]

Man, what are the other sites thinking right about now?

*enter news articles about executives' suicides*

[Reel Deal]

Smart people rule.

[Talking Poker]

"I wish I worked for Poker Stars and not Party Poker."

[Aequitas58]

Excellent!!!

[PShabi]

What are the chances that Party changes it's mind in the next few days/weeks?

[JDMcNugent7]

i think party will be back eventually. dn how long tho.

[Talking Poker]

I think pretty slim.

But I actually sent my affiliate manager a long email today, asking WHY they were doing this. This was a response to an email she sent out to everyone, talking about how they are going to focus on non-u.s. players, etc. I'll let you know if I get a response.

So very very stupid Party is.

[2Tone]

But there were clear signs of private companies doing the opposite. PokerStars, which has been PartyGaming’s main US rival, took a pass on the legislation and said it would carry on trading there – much to the evident fury of Mitch Garber, PartyGaming’s chief executive.

“It’s very brave for private operators not to think they will be pursued,” he told the conference. “People are way overconfident about their ability to integrate the law.”

What they should do, he urged, is share the legal and lobbying load with the listed sector. Public companies like PartyGaming had built this industry, he said. They had fought off past anti-gambling moves on the sector and had “financed everybody in the industry until today”, said Mr Garber. “Now we all have to take responsibility.”

He warned he would compete “very aggressively” with private companies – before admitting that he didn’t know how.

[Reel Deal]

Sucks to be made to look like a fool doesn't it Mr. Garber.

[Boobie Lover]

has an article on Stars sticking around.