Someone on 2+2 posted a link to the website for Focus on the Family who is actively campaigning against Barney Frank’s bill. Their passion and zeal should be frightening for all online poker players. Internet Gambling Take Action 3-29-2007 by Chad Hills In 2005, U.S. citizens illegally exported $6 billion dollars to unknown, unaccountable foreign …
Our dear friend Sen. Jon Kyl who was kind enough to protect us from ourselves by driving through the UIGEA now wants to protect US citizens from another evil; information. Despite the fact that the Open Government Act has wide public and bi-partisan support Kyl has used an obscure Senate rule to block a vote …
New Scientist has an article about some researchers that have created a bot that has learned to bluff in a game called lerpa (here’s a link to the detailed theory behind the experiment and how lerpa is played). Since most bots can’t bluff effectively this is a major advancement. Now, I’m not a fan of …
As we begin approaching the six month marker since the Neteller crackdown in January I thought it would be a good idea to take a look back and see how the online poker world has changed. First off, let’s start with the overall market impact. The cold hard truth is that there are less total …
Of course the game is rigged. Don’t let that stop you–if you don’t play, you can’t win. – Robert Heinlein (1907 – 1988)