Since reading the indictments of PokerStars, Full Tilt (et al) I've been somewhat obsessed with why online pokersite ownership was so complex - obfuscated it seemed - so I did a little research...
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Since reading the indictments of PokerStars, Full Tilt (et al) I've been somewhat obsessed with why online pokersite ownership was so complex - obfuscated it seemed - so I did a little research...
Probably an 11 month wait list....[/QUOTE]
yes & nope
I dig this chicks style
I'm sure glad this doesn't happen too often.....
I got the impression he is alluding to something nefarious that only a few inside Pokersite people (maybe the software coders) know about.
But then Caro's not above hyping a book or other product...
more perspective on the matter
http://www.pokerplayernewspaper.com/content/twists-and-turns-continue-pokerstars-and-atlantic-club-casino-and-hotel-12666
more perspective on the matter
http://www.pokerplayernewspaper.com/content/twists-and-turns-continue-pokerstars-and-atlantic-club-casino-and-hotel-12666
http://www.pokerplayernewspaper.com/content/mike-caro-todays-word-protection-12658
This article has stimulated some debate on other forums and might just be a heads up about things to come.
I'm not diagnosing Annie here, but sociopaths do tend to fair well in business because they aren't bounded by 'con-science' or truthfulness.
When PH was pushed a pot with the losing hand on UB he said he saw losing hands drag the pot on UB a hundred times; sometimes it went his way, sometimes not. Hmmmmmm.
IMO, interstate online poker may eventually be allowed. Case law (jurisprudence) in recent years has leaned toward poker being something other than 'gambling'. At the same time, several state and...
http://www.scribd.com/embeds/136273996/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll
Did I do bad?
Perhaps, but even if you drop the UIGEA/illegal gambling charges, the indictments include a bunch of other offences that cannot be ignored
http://blog.northjersey.com/meadowlandsmatters/5834/breaking-pokerstars-loses-bid-to-keep-deal-to-buy-the-atlantic-club-in-place/
http://blog.northjersey.com/meadowlandsmatters/5834/breaking-pokerstars-loses-bid-to-keep-deal-to-buy-the-atlantic-club-in-place/
AC slowrolled Stars - lol
http://blog.northjersey.com/meadowlandsmatters/5834/breaking-pokerstars-loses-bid-to-keep-deal-to-buy-the-atlantic-club-in-place/
Isai....as in Isai Scheinberg, of PokerStars? Do what he agreed? You're joking right?
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The Illegal Gambling Business Act of 1970, 18 U.S.C. §1955!!! But that's not especially relevant or central to why the DoJ busted PokerStars and others.
The UIGEA (2006 US federal legislation)...
http://pokerfuse.com/features/comment-analysis/who-would-make-the-Cut-to-Offer-Online-Poker-in-Illinois-12-03/
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