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10-02-06, 11:55 PM
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This is precisely what's wrong. If the gaming industry based in Nevada would take the lead on getting online gaming legalized and regulated, then opened sites that were based in the US and regulated by the internet equivilent of a gaming commission they could easily become the leaders in online gaming instead of fighting the online sites. How much has the poker boom made them over the last 5 years?
Perhaps they just don't give a crap about the poker players. Poker likely costs them more $/sq. ft. of space and skilled employees to spread. The table games and slots are where the 'safe' money is since they know that they are going to make $X amount of money per hour. I'm sure they'd be more than happy just providing slots if their clientelle would tolerate it. Why can't they see that online gaming is as lucrative, if not more so, than slots - some reliable hardware, decent software, a good support staff and ba-da-bing, start counting the money! |
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10-03-06, 12:05 AM
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Agreed.... but on the flip side:
Do you really think every single casino in Vegas wouldn't LOVE to have an online site? Can you imagine playing poker at Bellagio.com??? Legalizing and regulating online poker would be HUGE for Vegas. These politicians you have out there are clearly stupid. Elect someone with a brain, please. |
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10-03-06, 09:04 AM
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Not true. Google Harry Browne. he had a brain, and ran for president twice.
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10-03-06, 12:03 AM
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Don't be so sure. If online poker goes away, how much will that hurt the local economy come WSOP time (year round, really, but let's just look at the WSOP)? With a fraction of the number of players playing in the Main Event, less people in town for those 6 weeks, a far less successful trade show, etc, etc... Online poker is good for Vegas.
It's your attitude (not you specifically, but everyone who has the "no point in voting" attitude) that got us in this mess in the first place. I'm semi-confident that if every American was FORCED to vote on this topic, online gambling would be legal... The problem is, many of the people for it are too lazy to voice their opinion, while so many of the people against it are not. |
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10-03-06, 09:02 AM
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Well, there were, what, 9,000 players this year's ME? Add 3 non-players for every player, that's 36,000 total.
That's a smallish convention by Vegas standards. On one hand, its during the worst time of the year to visit, so convention businessmay be hard to lure for those dates, but the reality is that while the WSOP is a huge event for poker, its really not a big event for Vegas.
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10-03-06, 12:56 PM
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You're way off. The WSOP is a lot more than the Main Event. It's a 6 week "convention." I heard that poker sites were paying $1 million plus for a booth at the trade show and were happy to do it.
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10-03-06, 09:59 PM
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Yeah, I posted that, then thought about it and realized I was a bit off the wall.
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