Has anyone thought that these big public companies may actually have a Public Relations (PR) strategy working to fight this legislation. Think about it – if these casinos and poker rooms such as Party Poker stop taking US players and US deposits – do you not think that there would be an uproar from the public who all of a sudden cannot play at these facilities.
What is missing here is public support to oppose this legislation. It is the only way it can be opposed – with direct political pressure from the public about infinging on their rights. Let’s see how many phone calls members of congress receive when the hundreds of thousands of US-based players cannot all of a sudden log into their accounts and become truly aware of how this legislation came about. There could be an avalanche of media attention regarding government infrigement on individual rights.
This could very well be the PR strategy of these rooms. Remember that many players also use these vehicles in poker to gain entry into the large land-based tournaments.
Also, I am still not convinced that there is not a hidden agenda here from land-based casinos who are fighting for regulation and licensing of the online gaming industry. What a perfect way for them to enter this lucrative industry by moving towards “proper regulation” and “licensing” so US-based players can play in US-taxed operations.