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The Truth Behind the Poker Bill by Sara Williams

March 31, 2011 Is Online Poker Legal?

Not to drudge up the past, but I’ve been thinking lately about Harry Reid and all the talk surrounding his poker bill that was never passed. Those of us involved in the industry, especially inquisitive folks like Bill Rini and F-Train noticed very quickly and weren’t quiet about the fact that Harry Reid’s biggest campaign [...]

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The New Standard in Online Poker

March 30, 2011 Online Poker

If you haven’t noticed a trend by now, I’m sort of disappointed that the online poker industry has failed to really embrace the social media world. Much like AOL in the late 1990′s many online poker rooms are very inward focused. The internet outside of the software client doesn’t seem to exist. Sure, some poker [...]

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Online Poker Needs an Attitude Adjustment

March 28, 2011 Online Poker

Again, just like yesterday’s post, The Value of Free, today’s post is partially inspired by Kim Lund’s great post Why PokerRoom.com was five years ahead of its time. And it’s also inspired by questions Michael has asked in The Value of Free. Specifically Michael asks: Another excellent post on a much discussed subject. I am [...]

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Motivational Videos

March 28, 2011 Online Poker

Whether it’s the motivation to keep grinding away at the tables, finding a reason to write your next blog post, or going out and trying to do some SEO, we all need some inspiration sometimes. This is especially true if you work from home and there are no people to bounce ideas off of, looking [...]

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The Value of Free

March 28, 2011 Online Poker

I was just reading Kim Lund’s excellent post Why PokerRoom.com was five years ahead of its time and I couldn’t help pick up on one of the points he made about social media (which PokerRoom.com was trying to do years ago). Kim says: The reason I believe we were quite successful in this area with [...]

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Why Social Media is a Fail for Most Online Poker Sites

March 25, 2011 Online Poker

sme_bw2010_jay_baer_v1 from Michael A. Stelzner on Vimeo. I was watching this video and couldn’t help but think about all of the mistakes online poker companies make when approaching social media. Especially the part about just setting up a Facebook page and ticking that off on your list of things to do to become a social [...]

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The Best Poker Social Networkers

March 25, 2011 Poker

When I was asked to vote for the Bluff Magazine Power 20 there was a lot of emphasis on how influential the people were in regards to the overall poker industry. But in reality I tend to follow, read, and like people that might not be the CEO of a major gambling company. Mostly because [...]

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Is 2+2 “The” Poker Community?

March 24, 2011 Online Poker

I really don’t have a lot to say on this topic that I haven’t already read from other bloggers so rather than trying to hammer a post out of this topic allow me to refer you guys to some people who have said it best: The You in Community (by F-Train) On Poker Communities (by [...]

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Cake Poker Network Being Bought By PokerListings.com?

March 23, 2011 Online Poker

PokerNewsDaily is reporting that Cake Poker Network is to be purchased by PokerListings. That combined with the negotiations between 888 and Ladbrokes and the bwin / Party Gaming merger should dispel any questions about whether or not the online poker industry is experiencing any consolidation. One of the interesting angles here is that an affiliate [...]

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