The Poker Players' Alliance has published a players' guide for players with un-refunded balances from Full Tilt and Absolute Poker/Ultimate Bet. The guide can be viewed and downloaded here. Read More
My Thoughts on the Barton Bill
I think an online gaming bill will pass in the near future (1-2 years). If Representative Barton's bill passes, it will likely do so only after a significant amount of negotiation and concessions. I have concerns, however, that players and operators aren't going to like whatever new online gambling laws are passed in the US - at least not at first. First of all, while I expect new laws to permit US persons to play Read More
Black Friday wasn’t about banning poker
April 15, 2011 is now commonly being referred to in the online gaming industry as "Black Friday" (not because of taxes being due, but because of the 11 individuals associated with three prominent Internet poker sites being charged with operating illegal gambling businesses in the US). The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) immediately sprung into action with an email campaign declaring that the U.S. Department of Justice Read More
What does "Five on Sixteen" mean?
"Five on Sixteen" is a paraphrase of a line from a Ray Charles song called "Blackjack". I sat there with two tens I thought I'd have some fun The dealer hit sixteen with a five Just enough to make twenty one Hey hey hey yeah yeah How unlucky can one man be? I find that to be a fitting metaphor for what happened on April 15, 2011 (now being called poker's "Black Friday") to the online gambling industry. Some of the Read More
