WPT statement

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OK, I'll give you that. But I don't think the WPT legitimized online poker, and that's the message they were trying to convey. It may have started a fad, but I think the initial Moneymaker run did more to give it staying power than anything else.
And for those guys to spout off about how the supposed demise of online poker in the U.S. isn't going to harm the market here is absurd. The thing that makes online poker great is that it's convenient, accessible and much, much more affordable than taking a trip to the casino. It was also pretty cool being able to qualify online for a lot of these televised tourneys. And that also helped develop a common-man relationship between poker on the computer and poker on TV.
This bill will eliminate all of that, yet the WPT still thinks it can thrive. Do you really think people are going to continue to give a shit about televised poker (other than the WSOP) when that relationship ceases to exist?