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bye bye online poker

  • derek bomar
    http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011/04/three-largest-online-poker-sites-indicted-and-shut-down-by-fbi.html

    fucking lame
  • dwccrew
    Our government is becoming more and more tyrannical. Seizing a companies assets? That is no better than Venezuela nationalizing Owens-Corning factories.

    Just legalize online gambling and tax it and make a shit load of money.
  • I Wear Pants
    Um, they didn't seize the assets because it was gambling. They seized them because they were indicted of bank fraud and money laundering.
  • dwccrew
    I Wear Pants;742411 wrote:Um, they didn't seize the assets because it was gambling. They seized them because they were indicted of bank fraud and money laundering.

    Where in my post did I say they seized it because of gambling? I understand why they seized the assets. However, if online gambling was legal, these companies wouldn't have had to launder money and alledgely commit bank fraud.

    Again our government is missing out on a huge tax revenue.
  • karen lotz
    Fuck. I have a lot of money that I can't access now.
  • dwccrew
    karen lotz;742419 wrote:Fuck. I have a lot of money that I can't access now.

    I'm guessing you are going to get fucked. The government will now have your money.
  • dwccrew
    Glad I quit playing poker online long ago. Couldn't stand the horrible players and horrible unlikely bad beats that happened one out of every 4 hands. Much better and happier just playing at the casinos or at home games.
  • Jughead
    I'm sorry if this is out of place, but I can guarantee that there will be a revolution in this country at some point in my lifetime.
  • Pick6
    I have pokerstars..everything seems fine..
  • Pick6
    Jughead;742424 wrote:I'm sorry if this is out of place, but I can guarantee that there will be a revolution in this country at some point in my lifetime.

    actually think the same thing..if a good opportunity ever comes to get out, i think ill take it.
  • I Wear Pants
    dwccrew;742416 wrote:Where in my post did I say they seized it because of gambling? I understand why they seized the assets. However, if online gambling was legal, these companies wouldn't have had to launder money and alledgely commit bank fraud.

    Again our government is missing out on a huge tax revenue.
    I agree that online poker gambling should be straight up legal.

    But if these companies were laundering money and committing bank fraud then they must be indicted.
  • OSH
    Jughead;742424 wrote:I'm sorry if this is out of place, but I can guarantee that there will be a revolution in this country at some point in my lifetime.

    We are allowed to start one right?
  • Jughead
    OSH;742433 wrote:We are allowed to start one right?

    What I'm saying is that you can only take away so many liberties before those you serve turn on you. BTW, I have never played online poker in my life, but didn't Pokerstars run commercials saying that it was free?

    And yes, lets start one now. ;)
  • OSH
    Jughead;742437 wrote:What I'm saying is that you can only take away so many liberties before those you serve turn on you. BTW, I have never played online poker in my life, but didn't Pokerstars run commercials saying that it was free?

    And yes, lets start one now. ;)

    I know exactly what you were getting at!

    I am 100% for it. It's been awhile since we've seen one...
  • gport_tennis
    They have play money poker that is free and real money poker

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  • Jughead
    Just saw this in the comments section.
    Jim Duggan · Glens Falls Senior High School
    This is an incredibly corrupt, overbearing, and overreaching government that has just alienated millions of people of their trust.
    153 · Like · Reply · 4 hours ago
    Patrick Reardon
    HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
     11 · Like · Reply · 4 hours ago
    Justin O'Connor · Contract Specialist at CGI
    How can anyone disagree with the Hacksaw? Right on point.
    17 · Like · Reply · 4 hours ago
    Matt Turner · Swarthmore
    Lmao
    1 · Like · Reply · 4 hours ago
  • sleeper
    I heard about this and went to get my money out. Turns out I have $22 and you need $25 in order to cash out. And I can't play real money tables anymore to try to up it to $25. What a joke.
  • Pick6
    sleeper;742457 wrote:I heard about this and went to get my money out. Turns out I have $22 and you need $25 in order to cash out. And I can't play real money tables anymore to try to up it to $25. What a joke.

    Only 22 dollars in there? i figured you'd had like 2g in there. unless you lost it all..
  • karen lotz
    I heard about this and went to get my money out. Turns out I have $22 and you need $25 in order to cash out. And I can't play real money tables anymore to try to up it to $25. What a joke.
    Which site?
  • sleeper
    Pick6;742461 wrote:Only 22 dollars in there? i figured you'd had like 2g in there. unless you lost it all..
    I think I started out with a $100. I haven't played in years, and instead of continually pumping my account, I got frustrated and gave up.
    karen lotz;742463 wrote:Which site?
    Pokerstars.
  • Tobias Fünke
    ccrunner609;742430 wrote:online poker is for the unmotivated.

    I'm sorry what is your profession again? Oh that's right, kickball instructor.

    I have a cousin who paid for his Ohio State tuition from playing online poker. If you're skilled and patient then you can make a ton of money.
  • Pick6
    Tobias Fünke;742472 wrote:I'm sorry what is your profession again? Oh that's right, kickball instructor.

    I have a cousin who paid for his Ohio State tuition from playing online poker. If you're skilled and patient then you can make a ton of money.

    i know somebody who won like 40k and a trip to the wsop in vegas in one night.
  • karen lotz
    ccrunner609;742430 wrote:online poker is for the unmotivated.


    I assume you have lost money playing online?
  • karen lotz
    Pick6;742479 wrote:i know somebody who won like 40k and a trip to the wsop in vegas in one night.

    Yeah if you work at it you can definitely make good money from it. A buddy of mine qualified for a live event in wales in two weeks. $20k buy in. 6 person table. Winner wins $120k. There will be 5 full tilt pros and him.
  • justincredible
    A family friend won a $100k tournament online. Moved to Vegas shortly after. Not long after that he won a $100k tournament there. He's back home now, not sure what happened to all the money. Hopefully he banked most of it.