Comments on: Viva Las Vegas – Legalized Online Poker in the US http://www.billrini.com/2009/06/13/viva-las-vegas-legalized-online-poker/ Blogging About Poker Since 2546 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:31:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Poker Perambulation » Trip Report – we are now moving to Dante’s third circle (Home of the Glutton) http://www.billrini.com/2009/06/13/viva-las-vegas-legalized-online-poker/#comment-7070 Poker Perambulation » Trip Report – we are now moving to Dante’s third circle (Home of the Glutton) Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:17:18 +0000 http://www.billrini.com/?p=2293#comment-7070 [...] bit looking at the PPA and how it relates to reality. The look is a common theme that’s best articulated by Bill Rini. The idea being that the landscape is one closer to Dali than concrete. Rini’s is well [...] [...] bit looking at the PPA and how it relates to reality. The look is a common theme that’s best articulated by Bill Rini. The idea being that the landscape is one closer to Dali than concrete. Rini’s is well [...]

]]> By: American Gaming Association Follows Bill’s Poker Blog Strategy — Bill's Poker Blog http://www.billrini.com/2009/06/13/viva-las-vegas-legalized-online-poker/#comment-6650 American Gaming Association Follows Bill’s Poker Blog Strategy — Bill's Poker Blog Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:06:53 +0000 http://www.billrini.com/?p=2293#comment-6650 [...] in June of last year I wrote the following in a post titled Viva Las Vegas – Legalized Online Poker in the US: Any legalization of online gaming will come with a regulatory body who will determine who can and [...] [...] in June of last year I wrote the following in a post titled Viva Las Vegas – Legalized Online Poker in the US: Any legalization of online gaming will come with a regulatory body who will determine who can and [...]

]]> By: G Fryer http://www.billrini.com/2009/06/13/viva-las-vegas-legalized-online-poker/#comment-5758 G Fryer Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:34:43 +0000 http://www.billrini.com/?p=2293#comment-5758 Music to my ears! (Eyes) I am a recreational player with a very bad record online but a good record in live casinos. I am probably better than my online opponents think but no where near as good as I think I am. I do not have the ability to play live as much as I would like though, so I feed my habit and practice online. I am one that believes that offshore sites rig every hand they deal. Every stinking hand. Especially if you have the nerve to chat about your suspicions or question anything about how they operate. And they do it in a multitude of ways, for a multitude of reasons. Don’t give me that, “why would they”, “it’s too difficult”, “they trade on a stock exchange”, “they are too profitable to be greedy”, etc., etc., etc., bull stuff. And even if they are pure as the driven snow, obviously a very large portion of their paying customer base believes as I do. We would all drop them like a bad habit if we could play “Harrahs” or “Google Poker” online! Would players still complain that it's rigged? No doubt, but most offshore poker houses would be shuttered & gone. I actually think it would effect the larger sites the most. The bigger they are, the harder they fall. BUT, even if you don't believe ol poker is rigged, why wouldn't any US player support US legalized, US regulated, US operated on line gaming/poker. I have given this subject probably too much thought but had dreamed of a scenario such as yours for some time. I am not trying to sell anything here, but the idea struck me so that one night I purchased the domain name of realhandspoker.com! I know it sounds crazy (most new ideas do) but I thought that there could be a way for real dealers to deal hands for online sites. If you enlist the companies you mentioned (Harrahs, etc.) they must have thousands of dealers willing to work some overtime if the concept could be worked out. If they only dealt a portion of the hands, the algorithms for these could be studied and used for a computer deal. They would be mixed together and customers would not know when they are playing a real deal or program. But, they would have a guarantee that at least a random portion of all hands are the “real deal”. Ok, so I was on tilt and had one too many that night. When I saw the charge on my credit card I was like "WTF is this? Godaddy has online poker now?" (Consider this an "out of the box" idea we could collaobrate on! I own the domain name .com & .net. Don't really have any plans for it, but have been thinking of ways to use it) And to this day I am shocked that all these sites have not been shut down in the US long ago for essentially operating as unregulated offshore banks. Anyway, I do support your theory and hope it comes to pass. I love playing poker. The more I play, the more I want to study and get better. So much so that I am still willing to pay to play at sites that I do not trust. That sounds so stupid, I know. G. Fryer Play online as “Granvegas” Music to my ears! (Eyes) I am a recreational player with a very bad record online but a good record in live casinos. I am probably better than my online opponents think but no where near as good as I think I am. I do not have the ability to play live as much as I would like though, so I feed my habit and practice online. I am one that believes that offshore sites rig every hand they deal. Every stinking hand. Especially if you have the nerve to chat about your suspicions or question anything about how they operate. And they do it in a multitude of ways, for a multitude of reasons. Don’t give me that, “why would they”, “it’s too difficult”, “they trade on a stock exchange”, “they are too profitable to be greedy”, etc., etc., etc., bull stuff. And even if they are pure as the driven snow, obviously a very large portion of their paying customer base believes as I do. We would all drop them like a bad habit if we could play “Harrahs” or “Google Poker” online! Would players still complain that it’s rigged? No doubt, but most offshore poker houses would be shuttered & gone. I actually think it would effect the larger sites the most. The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

BUT, even if you don’t believe ol poker is rigged, why wouldn’t any US player support US legalized, US regulated, US operated on line gaming/poker. I have given this subject probably too much thought but had dreamed of a scenario such as yours for some time. I am not trying to sell anything here, but the idea struck me so that one night I purchased the domain name of realhandspoker.com! I know it sounds crazy (most new ideas do) but I thought that there could be a way for real dealers to deal hands for online sites. If you enlist the companies you mentioned (Harrahs, etc.) they must have thousands of dealers willing to work some overtime if the concept could be worked out. If they only dealt a portion of the hands, the algorithms for these could be studied and used for a computer deal. They would be mixed together and customers would not know when they are playing a real deal or program. But, they would have a guarantee that at least a random portion of all hands are the “real deal”. Ok, so I was on tilt and had one too many that night. When I saw the charge on my credit card I was like “WTF is this? Godaddy has online poker now?” (Consider this an “out of the box” idea we could collaobrate on! I own the domain name .com & .net. Don’t really have any plans for it, but have been thinking of ways to use it)

And to this day I am shocked that all these sites have not been shut down in the US long ago for essentially operating as unregulated offshore banks.

Anyway, I do support your theory and hope it comes to pass. I love playing poker. The more I play, the more I want to study and get better. So much so that I am still willing to pay to play at sites that I do not trust.

That sounds so stupid, I know.

G. Fryer
Play online as “Granvegas”

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]]> By: 888 and Party Gaming Agree With Me on Legalized Gaming in the US — Bill's Poker Blog http://www.billrini.com/2009/06/13/viva-las-vegas-legalized-online-poker/#comment-4476 888 and Party Gaming Agree With Me on Legalized Gaming in the US — Bill's Poker Blog Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:58:56 +0000 http://www.billrini.com/?p=2293#comment-4476 [...] month I posted an article about what would really happen if online gaming was legalized in the US. I’ll spare you reading the entire boring post and just pluck out the most important part: [...] [...] month I posted an article about what would really happen if online gaming was legalized in the US. I’ll spare you reading the entire boring post and just pluck out the most important part: [...]

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