PokerStars Makes Offer for Atlantic City Casino, Could Reenter U.S. Market

According to several mainstream media outlets, PokerStars has officially made an offer to purchase an Atlantic City casino. ABC News, the Washington Post, and other mainstream outlets are reporting that PokerStars has made its first overtures to the New Jersey Casino Control Commission regarding its potential purchase of the Atlantic Club Casino Hotel.

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Read a little about this. They could probably own poker on the east coast if they do it right with the casino. Interested to see how this plays out.

This is the most exciting news I have heard in almost 2 yrs, but I will still not get too excited until I see it happen.
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yep dont hold your breath, with these bozos in washington dc and at state level you never know what will happen. im still betting them finding a way to take a good thing and screw it all up.
there were some legislatures last year in the wonderful state of Kalifornia that wanted to tax poker as high or higher then the horse racing industry. yep they've come close to ruining the racing industry with some of the highest tax rates and you guessed it, over regulation.
this is my fear, hope im proven wrong.

Thats great news for Americans. Hopefully they legalize online poker in New Jersey.

The more mainstream a company like pokerstars becomes, the better it will be for the online poker industry in the U.S.

NJ State Senator says Pokerstars deal to buy casino is good for state

http://www.pokernews.com/news/2013/...he-pokerstars-atlantic-club-deal-is-14167.htm

Wow. With legislation only at a state level here in the US, some states may eventually allow online poker. As other states, would never let it. ie- Texas. the governor has vowed to veto any bill about online gambling or building any casino in the state. There is NO casinos in the state of Texas, and wont be one probably in the very long future. The liberal states may be able to bank on this casino idea for pokerstars, but at a state level, one state outta 50 isnt gonna cut it for me.

Sounds wonderful. I used to play PS and had money left in my account. Look forward to it, if it happens.

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I'm really hoping this happens and that we get poker back all together with the big sites like poker stars and fulltilt. I play the US friendly sites now and they're just not the same at all. Plus I still have money tied up in fulltilt that I'd eventually like back.

What i dont get is why people care so much. people should have the right to do whatever they want to do with their own money. just tax it and get it over with. who cares? if my neighbor was a crackhead, then thats their business. i dont care how much crack they smoke, as long as it doesnt affect me, im good. and playing poker never hurt anyone except for the losers at the table. and that was their choice to play!

The Poofster said:

This is the most exciting news I have heard in almost 2 yrs, but I will still not get too excited until I see it happen.
Thanks for information

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Is that all it takes to excite you

Nuts2727 said:

What i dont get is why people care so much. people should have the right to do whatever they want to do with their own money. just tax it and get it over with. who cares? if my neighbor was a crackhead, then thats their business. i dont care how much crack they smoke, as long as it doesnt affect me, im good. and playing poker never hurt anyone except for the losers at the table. and that was their choice to play!

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I like the way you think, very good point. But if your neighborhood is a crackhead you probably don't live in a very nice neighborhood lol... just sayin

ReptillianAgenda said:

Wow. With legislation only at a state level here in the US, some states may eventually allow online poker. As other states, would never let it. ie- Texas. the governor has vowed to veto any bill about online gambling or building any casino in the state. There is NO casinos in the state of Texas, and wont be one probably in the very long future. The liberal states may be able to bank on this casino idea for pokerstars, but at a state level, one state outta 50 isnt gonna cut it for me.

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ReptillianAgenda you are wrong, there is 1 casino in the state of Texas, Kickapoo LuckyEagle Casino in Eagle Pass. I live 2.5 hrs drive from Kickapoo Casino.

Optimistic to see how online poker will turn out in the U.S... Great to hear some good news every once in a while.

Let's keep our fingers crossed lol