Good to hear from you. Must mean there is still some
Moose Drowl left for the rest of us.
Bring some back with you when you next visit Vegas.
In reply to your interesting post, from my friend:
"These are developments that I wasn't fully aware of.
I did know that Gowan had fallen out of favor with the whole Team
Full Tilt
Concept. But, I thought it was more a case of the young guns
taking the
lead in the marketing. (With the exception of the TV ads--and
their makeup
and special effects--you rarely see Jennifer Harmon in the Full
Tilt ads.)
These two women were the original "hotties" of poker. Two
problems, first
they were never that hot in the first place, and second, they've
been
replaced by a whole generation of truly hot women more appealing to
the
young guns class.
Also I did know that Howard has been spending a whole lot of time in
Ireland. Last year I think he was in the states for maybe three
months.
Maybe this is related to the suit and the pending fallout.
There may be some unfortunate developments for Full Tilt.
If on-line poker (gaming) is legalized in the United States. . .and
it looks
like the Democrats will want this as a revenue source. . .Full Tilt
will be
left out in the cold.
The UIEGA law specifically allows for legal on-line gaming only by
operations LICENSED by a state gaming commission. That means that
operations like Full Tilt and other off-shore sites will be
specifically
locked out of the US market. So much for that $4 billion value.
Maybe Gowan should take whatever settlement she can get before it
all dries
up."
The brewers of Moose Drool have upped production. It seems that
sales of Moose Drool have skyrocketed since my arrival in Montana. I
don't know why but they did say they would have to cut production if
I left the state.
I would like the regulation end of online poker being brought into
the United States. But I know for sure I won't like the tax end of
it. You know how our state and federal governments are when it comes
to "sin taxes." I fear that they will tax it so high that the
combination of rake+competition could make the games unplayable.
More notes on UB and KGC. Do not trust either of these
organizations. They have never divulged any information on the
cheating scandal. Everything that is known about it was uncovered by
online poker players--either those cheated or interested parties. In
October the Kahnawake Gaming Commission made a press release naming
Russ Hamilton as the "main culprit." Well, big whoopdy doo. Online
poker players all over the world knew that in July. They only admit
stuff after online poker players discover it and publish it online.
And how did Russ Hamilton get fingered? A disgrunteled UB employee,
looking to get payed off to keep his mouth shut, published a
screenshot online of a UB account by the user name of "sleeplesss",
where the address listed on the account was Russ Hamilton's address
in Las Vegas. The person who published this information went by the
username brainwashdodo on 2+2 forums. He quickly disapeared after
the fact. They either payed him off or bumped him off. So KGC makes
a press release in October calling Hamilton the prime suspect. So
what? They only named him because he was already exposed.
Here's another one for you. The Kahnawake Gaming Commission fined
Ultimate bet 1.5 millions dollars. Ultimate bet is owned by the
Kahnawake tribe. So they pulled the money out of their left hand
pocket and stuck it in their right hand pocket. That'll teach 'em.
The 60 Minutes piece named "Hamilton and 5 unnamed co-conspirators"
as the culprits. Well, who the hell are the 5 unnamed co-
conspirators? That's what all online poker players want to know. UB
and KGC damn sure know who they are--but they won't release the
names. No, again it will be online players doing their own
investigative work who uncover who they are. As soon as online
players discover who they are UB and KGC will both make press
releases stating "upon further investigation...."
Do not trust either of these two outfits.
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