| Posted by: mike_m235 at May 5, 2007, 9:50 pm | | Topic: US Government U-turn ??? Forum: Bonus Whores | Steveo67 wrote: imone wrote: Steveo67 wrote: Thats just the price they were in Feb
r u talking about partygaming (prty) on london stock exchange. their stock price was between 30-40 p in feb.
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=PRTY.L&t=3m
Yes ... Party Gaming .. now at 58p and rising ! ....
In addition I must also add that pressure is growing on the USA as the World Trade Organisation has said that the US Stance on online gambling is un lawful.
If the USA wants to have any credibility Bush has no choice especially since he wants the WTO act over China.
http://www.gambling911.com/YouTube-Thailand-Online-Gambling-US-041007.html
Yeah, because the US would never flaunt world opinion and go it alone
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| Posted by: porkrind at May 5, 2007, 5:22 pm | | Topic: US Government U-turn ??? Forum: Bonus Whores | What scares the WTO is the US controls ICANN which may/can pull the plug on all online gaming worldwide if it needs/wants to....................
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| Posted by: Steveo67 at April 11, 2007, 10:55 pm | | Topic: US Government U-turn ??? Forum: Bonus Whores | imone wrote: Steveo67 wrote: Thats just the price they were in Feb
r u talking about partygaming (prty) on london stock exchange. their stock price was between 30-40 p in feb.
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=PRTY.L&t=3m
Yes ... Party Gaming .. now at 58p and rising ! ....
In addition I must also add that pressure is growing on the USA as the World Trade Organisation has said that the US Stance on online gambling is un lawful.
If the USA wants to have any credibility Bush has no choice especially since he wants the WTO act over China.
http://www.gambling911.com/YouTube-Thailand-Online-Gambling-US-041007.html | | Static Link |
| Posted by: imone at April 11, 2007, 5:33 pm | | Topic: US Government U-turn ??? Forum: Bonus Whores | Steveo67 wrote: Thats just the price they were in Feb
r u talking about partygaming (prty) on london stock exchange. their stock price was between 30-40 p in feb.
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=PRTY.L&t=3m | | Static Link |
| Posted by: solring at April 6, 2007, 9:37 am | | Topic: US Government U-turn ??? Forum: Bonus Whores | Steveo67 wrote: I bought £500 of Party shares @£0.28
Where/How did you get that price?
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| Posted by: hogua at March 17, 2007, 1:23 pm | | Topic: US Government U-turn ??? Forum: Bonus Whores | Time to send in those donations and words of encouragement to Barney. Wouldn't hurt to let your reps/senators know you are in favor of repealing the "ban".
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| Posted by: jack.duck at March 15, 2007, 9:15 pm | | Topic: US Government U-turn ??? Forum: Bonus Whores | http://www.cappersmall.com/sportscenter/CM-Columns/online-gambling-uigea-repeal2268.html
this isnt from the finanacial times, but its using the financial times as a source. this could be promising. gogogogogogo barney.
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| Posted by: hogua at March 13, 2007, 5:35 pm | | Topic: US Government U-turn ??? Forum: Bonus Whores | FWIW, in in So Cal there are more live games than ever and they are softer than ever. This change began to take place after many sites went non US.
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| Posted by: Pinos at March 1, 2007, 10:45 am | | Topic: US Government U-turn ??? Forum: Bonus Whores | moo321 wrote: I don't know whether this will kill the games or not. I had played a few times with my friends and decided to go try it in a casino on my honeymoon. Sat down with $50 at a 3-6 limit game (even though I had no idea what limit was) and left with $200. Although, in fairness I had read a book or two.
After I realized I was actually a halfway decent poker player was when I decided to play online.
Lol, read 2 books and didnt know what limit was... now, one of those HAD to be hellmuth's...
I don't think the correlation of online-live poker is big enough to make a difference, i know i wouldnt have sit in a live poker table if it wasn't for online, on the other hand i know i wouldnt have played online if i had not had experience in live BJ... so... to me they are even | | Static Link |
| Posted by: moo321 at February 27, 2007, 1:35 pm | | Topic: US Government U-turn ??? Forum: Bonus Whores | I don't know whether this will kill the games or not. I had played a few times with my friends and decided to go try it in a casino on my honeymoon. Sat down with $50 at a 3-6 limit game (even though I had no idea what limit was) and left with $200. Although, in fairness I had read a book or two.
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| Posted by: derek at February 26, 2007, 10:55 pm | | Topic: US Government U-turn ??? Forum: Bonus Whores | Lorenza wrote: lyckodan wrote: Less people start playing poker and thus less people show up at casinos
I live in Vegas, thats a wishful thinking.
More and more people play live poker, there are often 30 people on the waiting list at the larger Casinos.
Games are softer than ever.
i was in AC over the weekend and rooms that are usually dead were packed.
You also have to think of all the fish that used to play online but don't anymore because of neteller and big rooms like party bumping US players. I would think alot of these guys would be more likely to go to the casinos since they can't play anywhere else. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: FourTeller at February 26, 2007, 9:32 pm | | Topic: US Government U-turn ??? Forum: Bonus Whores | Lorenza wrote: lyckodan wrote: Less people start playing poker and thus less people show up at casinos
I live in Vegas, thats a wishful thinking.
More and more people play live poker, there are often 30 people on the waiting list at the larger Casinos.
Games are softer than ever.
That, like my own example, doesn't prove or disprove anything. An individual's anecdotal experience is not the best way to judge what could potentially be a longer term trend. No one is arguing that Las Vegas is dying any time soon - if ever - but I strongly suspect that there is a group of people, like me, who would be less likely to step into a casino (especially one that's not in a major tourist destination) had they not first had online experience.
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| Posted by: Lorenza at February 26, 2007, 9:01 pm | | Topic: US Government U-turn ??? Forum: Bonus Whores | lyckodan wrote: Less people start playing poker and thus less people show up at casinos
I live in Vegas, thats a wishful thinking.
More and more people play live poker, there are often 30 people on the waiting list at the larger Casinos.
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| Posted by: FourTeller at February 26, 2007, 8:41 pm | | Topic: US Government U-turn ??? Forum: Bonus Whores | lyckodan wrote: Less people start playing poker and thus less people show up at casinos
I could certainly see a reasonable case being made for this, based on my own personal experience. When I first started watching poker on TV, I soon realized how simple and yet complex the game is. Sure, hold'em may be pretty straightforward to learn, especially compared to other variations, but I could never actually see myself playing it seriously.
There is absolutely no way I would have gone into a casino with my own funds just to start playing the game there, even if I could afford it at the time. Playing online has allowed me to learn and play a lot in a short period of time, not to mention win free money. Now I am actually contemplating playing live should I get the opportunity, although that's still probably a ways off...
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| Posted by: peternorth at February 25, 2007, 8:44 pm | | Topic: US Government U-turn ??? Forum: Bonus Whores | "The best hope I have prior to 2009 is if the live casinos are taking a hit from lost customers. (I don't even know if the casinos were hurt by the Act.) Those folks have lots of influence of their own and ample money to rent the votes of a few dozen congressmen. "
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| Posted by: DrStrange at February 22, 2007, 1:07 pm | | Topic: US Government U-turn ??? Forum: Bonus Whores | Any hopeful news is welcome, but I can't see congress taking any action without some sort of stimuli. Yes, Frist is gone but the same people who paid for the bill to be passed last year are still there and have pleanty of influence and money. Keeping the law in force is going to be far easier than getting it passed the first time.
The best hope I have prior to 2009 is if the live casinos are taking a hit from lost customers. (I don't even know if the casinos were hurt by the Act.) Those folks have lots of influence of their own and ample money to rent the votes of a few dozen congressmen.
Still, it wouldn't hurt to write your congressman and senators though without a bribe <cough> big campaign contribtion, its hard to get their attention.
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| Posted by: Steveo67 at February 22, 2007, 12:16 pm | | Topic: US Government U-turn ??? Forum: Bonus Whores | | Lets hope so ... I bought £500 of Party shares @£0.28 at the begining of the month, if they get back to pre US ban price I will be laughing all the way to the piggy bank !!!! | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Gonzo787 at February 22, 2007, 11:17 am | | Topic: US Government U-turn ??? Forum: Bonus Whores | Well, I certainly wouldn't put this down in the bad news category. Here's another article:
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/investing-and-markets/tips-and-tactics/article.html?in_article_id=417719&in_page_id=23
This would rock so hard. The cynic in me can't see this happening anytime soon, though. At the very least, perhaps momentum can be built for a repeal someday or eventual regulation. Maybe, just maybe, there are sunny days ahead. Thanks for the post. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Steveo67 at February 22, 2007, 4:27 am | | Topic: US Government U-turn ??? Forum: Bonus Whores | Just font this:
Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Shares of U.K. Internet gambling companies PartyGaming Plc and Sportingbet Plc rose on speculation that laws restricting online wagers in the U.S. may be relaxed.
``There's speculation of a lifting of the ban passed by the U.S. Congress which would be good news for companies like PartyGaming,'' said Kevin Lyne-Smith, an investment consultant at Julius Baer Holding AG's private banking division in Switzerland, which manages the equivalent of $100 billion.
PartyGaming and Sportingbet were among Web gambling operators that stopped taking bets from the U.S. after Congress unexpectedly passed legislation in September that criminalized processing of credit-card payments for the industry. U.S. gamblers accounted for about 85 percent of PartyGaming's revenue in 2005.
``A relaxation in the law is seen as a possibility with talk that it is proving too onerous for banks to track illegal payments,'' said Martin Slaney, head of spread betti... | | Read Entire Entry |
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