http://disqus.com/by/RushStreet/enSat, 19 Jul 2008 12:38:57 -0000http://www.thepokerchronicles.com/archives/000959.html#comment-942097<p>I think you may be underestimating the popularity of sites owned by traditional B+M casino corporations. Once people figure out that they can use their FPPs or player reward points toward hotel comps at Harrahs properties or MGM properties, or the Venetian etc.... a great number of people will migrate away from Poker Stars and Full Tilt etc.... in fact I sometimes wonder if that is one of the things holding legislation back. It seems to me that the online lobby is mostly funded by online sites. Why would online sites want more competition? Why would they want to be taxed and regulated? They don't. All they want is for online poker to be excluded from UIEGA as a game of skill and/or they want UIEGA to be overturned. Making it easier for money to move on and offshore. This does nothing for us the players because it will still be unrgulated and will remain susceptible to scandals such as UB and AP.</p><p>I am curious what the exisiting gaming corporations think. They do not seem very active in lobying for US based licensing, taxation, and regulation - when it would seem like a homerun for them... I don;t expect any more progress until after the election as the politicians running wont touch this issue until they are safe.</p>RushStreetSat, 19 Jul 2008 12:38:57 -0000