Harrah's Clarifies Stance on Online Qualifiers

You're kidding yourself if you think this law will be changed! Not with a Presidential election on its way! The Republicains have go to go!

The on-line era at the WSOP has come to a sudden and early end! Full Tilt's plan of awarding cash will not translate to entries because people will spend the money instead! Maybe now good players will have a chance to shine again.

>> Maybe now good players will have a chance to shine again.
Yeah, because only bad players are winning now?? Just because someone is not a "regular pro" doesn't make them NOT good. I'd have to say that both Joe Hachem and Greg Raymer have proven they are "good players" since winning the main event.

BOTH GOOD AND BAD PLAYERS WILL SUFFER FROM THIS STUPID
ACT OF CONGRESS WHERE DOES IT FREAKING END.....

Both Republicans and Democrats have to be educated on this issue. If it's solely the Republicans' fault, then where were the courageous and enlightened Democrat voices standing up for the online real money poker players? There were none. Truth is, politicians on BOTH sides of the aisle fail to appreciate poker's exploding popularity across all political, cultural, and economic lines in the U.S. Both sides have to be courted and nurtured. We have to press these three points: poker is as wholesome a family-&-friends activity as pinochle or parcheesi and far more popular (and therefore politically exploitable); there are billions to be added to the federal coffers through online poker's regulation and integration into the economy, but no money to be gained through its banning (sic); and as with so many other activities, the presence of a few obsessive, compulsive, addictive, immature, or underage players with little, diminishing, or no self-control is no reason to seek to inconvenience the vast majority of responsible players.

Each of us has flopped many a set; here's hoping that the legally trained and those gifted in public relations among us can encourage a few politicians to grow one.

Bush is a businessman, those online companies weren't putting up the cash. Offshore bs. Bush pulled a three6mafia and said "ever since i can remember ive been poppin my colla' and ever since i can remember i've been workin these hoes and they better put my money in my hand" If they can't tax it they aren't going to allow it.

I enjoyed playing in the Poker Stars 1M Tournament yesterday and, frankly, little has changed except Party no longer will accept my money. I love the game and will continue to play AND WILL NOT BE GOING BACK TO PARTY, I think they made a bad decision and will soon reverse their position and do everything they can to get players like me back on their site. As far as the WSOP is concerned, it appears to me they are shooting themselves in the foot as well. They obviously do not understand that the excitement for the casual players like me, and there are a ton of us, is to watch the no names go up against the pros and dream of making it there ourselves. I also predict that after this settles down some, they will be accepting players anyway they can get them!

Mixed feelings about the USA ban on online poker. I do enjoy playing on line but live action is where I do best and enjoy the most. I expect the casino games to get better now that there are plenty of players with no where else to go. I am not a fan of 8000+ tournaments I will not miss the on line players.

The Republican's used the "posion pill" method to get this passed, attaching it to a Port Security Act at 11:30 that Friday night with no debate or amendments allowed.....
So, our congess is a democracy?
Like Yogi Berra says, "throw tha bums out!".