If this poker bill gets through

[Stu_Ungar]

What I believe will happen is that the poker rooms that will operate from within the U.S. will be forced to have rules that prohibit the use of certain programs. Now just b/c the rules are in place does not mean they have the ability to enforce them. I think it's going to be a huge "gray" area - if it ever reaches that point.

WHERE ARE YOU GETTING THIS FROM????


Please provide a link or a a quote, but other than the OP saying HEM and PT3 would be banned and a few people saying it could happen, what is there to suggest this could or would happen?

I skimmed through the bill and nothing jumped out at me to say that HEM or PT3 could or would be banned.

so, WHERE ARE YOU GETTING THIS FROM?????

 

[WVHillbilly]

OP is an idiot. He spews this crap every time someone posts about HUDs. He has zero clue nor credibility. Please ignore.

 

[Kasanova King]

WHERE ARE YOU GETTING THIS FROM????


Please provide a link or a a quote, but other than the OP saying HEM and PT3 would be banned and a few people saying it could happen, what is there to suggest this could or would happen?

I skimmed through the bill and nothing jumped out at me to say that HEM or PT3 could or would be banned.

so, WHERE ARE YOU GETTING THIS FROM?????

Relax buddy...notice I said it's what I believe will happen. It's just common sense. Just look at history and what happens after government regulation.
If the "great minds" of whoever ends up overseeing online gaming get together and think that certain software programs give people unfair advantages, then they probably will ban them, pretty simple. Just my opinion, nothing more.

 

[bammi]

They dont care if you have an advantage.The US just wants a piece of the pie. Right now they cant tax it ,cant tax something that is illeagal. If it does pass it will be banned in most states. I hope it does not pass then the US cant mess it all up.

 

[Altanana]

Umm... I don't think they could really banish those. I mean some idiots still think it's cool to use the poker robots that play for you. and Full Tilt and other sites are still trying to find a way to block those programs.

IMO... PT3 and HEM are here for life.

Sorry Stu I read all the posts and just responded to this.

 

[lupefan]

I think if it happens, its just another adjustment we would have to make as players, and to the people who accept it, they will be made better by it, because actually developing more reads/notes would be more profitable instead of just looking at the little numbers.

I wouldnt hang myself if this happened, just go with the flow haha. i like playign w/o a hud sometimes, feels freeing its like im a slaveeeeee to it.

 

[nomasburros]

wouldnt affect me at all..never used software....tried once but couldnt get it running...so whatever ..just get something done so we dont have to feel like criminals for playing a GAME.

 

[Sean Pilgrim]

I would like it if all poker software like poker tracker was banned

You lose a lot of money playing online don't you?

I'd also love to see PokerTracker get banned.

You lose a lot of money playing online don't you?

I would love to see all poker devices banned.

You lose a lot of money playing online don't you?

OP is an idiot. He spews this crap every time someone posts about HUDs. He has zero clue nor credibility. Please ignore.

+1

 

[dan]

I read this and all i can say is WOW

 

[Mortis]

I don't play with a HUD anyways.. but I don't care if anyone else plays with one, either.

I did a search for what you were talking about, and couldn't find anything. I did a search for "poker bill huds" and this thread was the second topic that came up, haha... most of the other links were to Oliver Hudson and Bill Hudson lol.

 

[dg1267]

If they were going to ban PT3 and HEM, they would have to ban players using different golf clubs in golf, and different shoes in basketball, different bats/gloves in baseball. This is just stupid!

Edit: If you want PT3 and HEM to be banned on the basis of you are too cheap to buy it, you are also stupid.

 

[moeraj]

It's silly to think you need a poker tracking device to be a winning poker player. Wherever did you get an idea like that?

 

[DoubleAA80]

its in the fine print and mentioned something about electonic datamining or something of the sort, ill try to find the link,meanwhile I have to put my foil helmet on and get in my bug free room!

 

[Stu_Ungar]

its in the fine print and mentioned something about electonic datamining or something of the sort, ill try to find the link,meanwhile I have to put my foil helmet on and get in my bug free room!

Data-mining means getting information about hands you are not involved in.

Most poker rooms have a no data mining policy.

When people use a HUD they are not data-mining.

Data mining is when you use someone else's hand history.

So it looks like you have got the wrong end of the stick on this one, the bill does not suggest that HUDs would be banned.

 

[Sean Pilgrim]

It's silly to think you need a poker tracking device to be a winning poker player. Wherever did you get an idea like that?

K. You play 16 tables and let me know how you do with out a HUD k?

 

[moeraj]

I play 4 tables at a time and do fine without a hud. I am not saying that tracking devices cannot provide useful information. What i am saying is you are not necessarily a losing player because you don't use one.Poker is a game of situations and if you make good decisions you will be fine.Great players change how they play hands and you don't need a hud to beat weak players so i personally think they have limited value.Of course i have no experience using them so I cannot say without a doubt they could not help me in some way.

 

[Worak]

If the bill passes, online poker rooms will be allowed to operate from the U.S. Since they will be operating from the U.S., they will be audited and regulated. I'm sure the current poker rooms won't be forced to but it will kill their business if they don't. Think about it - if you were a novice player, would you give your business to an unregulated poker room, possibley operating from a 3rd world country or would you give your business to one in which is regulated and controlled like most real casinos?

allowed is not forced afaik

Why would any poker room move to the US only to get taxed and regulated ...?

Just doesn't make sense.

 

[BelgoSuisse]

Therefore, bizarrely, UIGEA has resulted in American players being unable to play on regulated sites and they can only use those which are uncontrolled by any major First-World government.

But Gilbraltar and the Isle of Man are not exactly third-world countries, are they? They do have a weird status under the British crown, but considering that an issue would also put the City of London under a suspicious status, which would be bizarre considering it's the major financial center in Europe.

And frankly, i have a lot more trust in pokerstars or Full Tilt than I do in the smaller EU-regulated sites.

 

[paumarhas]

maybe i should get hooked up before they ban them, hahahahaha. it wouldn't bother me in the least.
ya i think that's what i'm going to do. get hooked up. or maybe i shouldn't, if i used these and releyed on them - when they are taken away it would cripple my game, no, yes?? i would feel lost, no, yes? oh well. who knows?? gl all

 

[Kasanova King]

allowed is not forced afaik

Why would any poker room move to the US only to get taxed and regulated ...?

Just doesn't make sense.

That's actually really simple. So they can advertise it to the millions of casual players in the U.S. who watch the national news and are scared to go to online poker sites b/c of the bad publicity they have received. Once they pull enough casual players (aka fish) the sharks will follow. Eventually, the other sites will follow as well, just to remain competitive.

 

[BelgoSuisse]

That's actually really simple. So they can advertise it to the millions of casual players in the U.S. who watch the national news and are scared to go to online poker sites b/c of the bad publicity they have received. Once they pull enough casual players (aka fish) the sharks will follow. Eventually, the other sites will follow as well, just to remain competitive.

Never gonna happen the way you describe it. The one reason they might move to the US is if a new law combines opening up to local rooms with increased restrictions on non-US rooms. That's the way Italy did it, that's the way france and Belgium plan to do it, .... and it sucks big time.

Poker rooms are already spending millions to advertise in the US. They would not gain anything by being US based.