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I gotta figure at least part of the reason for this is the rumor that he’d been arrested.
That probably didn’t set well with the old fella or anybody connected with the place who stood as possible targets and they all probably got together and said ‘hell with it, we were probably gonna have to go anyway’
18 months? hard to say but I agree its going to happen.
Where did you see/read this?
Source? I understood they where looking for software for the US players base.
Nope this has nothing to do with the rumor he had been arrested. It was a decision made by his software supplier.
I dont believe the land based casinos will be online in 18 months either.
1. They want players at their casinos where they can maximize profits.
2. While online gaming may be permitted in some states its not permitted in most. Do you really think people in Nevada are going to prefer gambling online over going to one of the mega resorts? If a few do it certainly wont be profitable enough to warrant developing for that limited market.
3. Online gaming would create significantly less tax revenue for states then does land based casinos. You have to consider all the support jobs that go along with land based casinos IE hotel staff, taxis, limos, restaurants, bars, entertainers, dealers, airport staff, airlines etc… Land based casinos create an army of jobs and add billions of dollars to local and state coffers where its permitted. That will be protected vehemently by the Senators and Representatives whose constituents live in those districts. Remember guys this all about money and land based casinos produce far more revenue and taxes then online casinos ever could.
http://www.gambling911.com/Doylesroom-Quits-Us-021907.html
Quote:Doyles Room To No Longer Allow Americans to Play Poker OnlineDoylesRoom.com, one of the most popular poker sites on the internet, today announced that it will close its US-facing operations.
The recently passed Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA and closures by payment processors were cited as the reasons for the surprise move. With immediate effect, US online poker players will not be permitted to sign up for real money play or deposit funds into existing accounts. DoylesRoom.com will not permit US-based play commencing 1 March, 2007.
DoylesRoom.com will continue serving non-US players and will increase its focus on Canada, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
Commenting today, a spokesperson said: “In view of the passage of the UIGEA and the cessation of operations by Neteller and other payment processors, the management of DoylesRoom.com has reluctantly decided not to permit online real money play by US-based players at DoylesRoom.com”.
Commenting today, a spokesperson said: “In view of the passage of the UIGEA and the cessation of operations by Neteller and other payment processors, the management of DoylesRoom.com has reluctantly decided not to permit online real money play by US-based players at DoylesRoom.com”.
The UIGEA was passed months ago, not only have they not had an issue with that law until now, it in no way shape or form makes gaming illegal. It does however attack the funding of the activity as such this is all about money getting it in and getting it back out. That was the job of the law and its obviously working as planned; a lot quicker than any of us thought at that.
I also tend to buy into the threat level and being afraid that you just might be the next victim; because if they really wanted to find a way to stick around they probably could find one. The guys over at FTP are a younger more brash crowd, I doubt Howard will toss in the towel so easily; but I could be wrong.
Nice post Prof about the why’s of no OG in the states.
I hadn’t thought of it that way but makes perfect sense.
That said: i just read an article in our local paper about the state gov saying how he severe doubts as to the true upside to allowing riverboat gambling in terms of the true advantages vs disadvantages in terms of taxes and jobs.
I don’t pretend to remember the whole thing but I think i recall him stating the many of the jobs that were suppose to be created had fallen to out of state residents that were brought in and though as I’m writing this I can’t imagine why that would matter tax-wise … there was some reason he had for whining about it stating he’d not make any certain decisions on the subject until some kind of report had been finished on the subject.
I also don’t recall when that report was to be finished … but probably sometime about 10 years from now lol.
How come this story isn’t on their homepage?
Prof.. your reply makes good sense, and in most cases probably true…. it IS all about the money…
3. Online gaming would create significantly less tax revenue for states then does land based casinos. You have to consider all the support jobs that go along with land based casinos IE hotel staff, taxis, limos, restaurants, bars, entertainers, dealers, airport staff, airlines etc… Land based casinos create an army of jobs and add billions of dollars to local and state coffers where its permitted. That will be protected vehemently by the Senators and Representatives whose constituents live in those districts. Remember guys this all about money and land based casinos produce far more revenue and taxes then online casinos ever could.
I’m not convinced that they are competing for the same demographic, nor does one exclude the other, IMHO
hoursurfer wrote:How come this story isn’t on their homepage?Well if its true it should be; shouldnt it? Course being honest and upfront like that might cause a lot of panic; something they surely dont want. I guess they will just let the players find out on their own. That kind of deception sure doesnt leave a good impression; sort of like the Neteller bs statements we have all been dealing with for weeks.
This was a miscommunication. Confirmed. Likely along the lines of “Doyles done with the USA until they move” which ended up being “Doyles done with the USA”, leading people to think he was DONE as a whole, scared off like the public companies.
edit. Never mind
God Bless how many ****ing times is Gambling911 going to release a BS story just to recant? This has to be at least the 3rd story they have released and recanted not more then 48 hours later. Memo to the guys at Gamblin911. You have a successful website, people use it for gambling infomation. As good reporters you should always x-reference a story before you release it to the general public. Not doing so is flat out irresponsible. If you can’t handle the position you are in as a news reporting agency/website for the gambling community. Maybe you should hang it up or find someone who will.
Thanks!
PS. Prof do you mind if I message you I have a couple of qeustions?
